The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
ICT CS Joe Mucheru when he appeared before the National Assembly ICT Committee at Parliament on 23/02/18. [Photo: Boniface Okendo, Standard]
The decision to shut down three television stations was made by the National Security Council chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The three - KTN News, NTV and Citizen TV - were switched off during Opposition leader Raila Odinga's 'swearing in' as 'people's president' on January 30.
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