Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO, Ezekiel Mutua, on Wednesday explained that the three media houses which were shut down on Tuesday deserved it.
Explaining on his Twitter page, Mutua disclosed that the media has in the recent past 'behaved like they are a government unto themselves.'
According to the Film Classification boss, the media has defied their own code of ethics and therefore, should not go to court to have their airwaves reinstated.
Mutua noted that the media has been airing obscene content which is against the programming code, thus he is urging them to provide clean content.
[caption caption="Editor's Guild chairman Linus Kaikai "]
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On Tuesday morning, the government, through Communication Authority of Kenya, shut down Citizen TV and Radio, NTV and KTN.
Three main television stations in Kenya were switched off after airing live footage as the opposition prepared to swear-in Raila Odinga as the "people's president".
The move was highly condemned by leaders across the political divide expressing disappointment at the government for gagging the media in this time and age.
The Kenyan government had on Monday been reported to have warned the media against airing Mr Odinga's oath-taking.
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According to Kenya Editors' Guild chairman Linus Kaikai, who is NTV's General Manager, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto had summoned some media representatives to State House on Friday where they were threatened with shutdown and revocation of licences should they broadcast live the planned NASA "swearing in.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Mattiang'i on Wednesday categorically asserted that the three media stations would remain closed until investigations are over.
