Despite judicial rulings saying that a ban on independent TV broadcasters in Kenya must be lifted, the prohibitions on three stations are staying in place.

The unprecedented shutdown started on January 30^th when Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta ordered three extremely popular TV stations (Citizen TV, KTN and NTV) to be closed because of their alleged attempts to broadcast a rival ‘inauguration’ of the president’s rival, Raila Odinga on January 30^th.

The three stations win more than two-thirds of all viewing in Kenya.

K24, a privately-owned station owned by the president’s family remains on air.

On February 1^st, the Kenyan High Court ordered that the TV stations be allowed to resume transmissions, pending a full hearing of various petitions.

The United Nation’s human rights agency on February 1^st called for the Kenyan government to respect the High Court order, and for transmissions to be allowed.

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