Kenya TV channels still off air despite court order

NAIROBI, 02 Feb. - (ANA) - Three of Kenya's largest private TV channels remain off the air, despite an order by the country's High Court suspending a shutdown.

The government cut off KTN, NTV, and Citizen TV over plans to broadcast opposition leader Raila Odinga's unofficial "inauguration" on Tuesday.

The court suspended the ban for 14 days while the case is heard.

There is no sign the government will comply with the court ruling, the BBC's Gladys Kigo reports from Nairobi.

Mr Odinga lost last year's election and his "swearing-in" was widely seen as a publicity stunt, but the authorities said it was an act of treason.

Opposition groups have accused the Kenyan government of violating the public's right to information about important events.

When asked about the matter, Joseph Mucheru, the minister of information, communication and technology, told the BBC it was a security issue and that only the security minister could answer the question of when the stations would be able to broadcast again.  - (ANA) -

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