Communications Authority’s interference with media ill-advised

NAIROBI: I read with profound concern early last week the statement by the Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) in which he withdrew temporary authorisation granted to the Nation Media Group, Standard Group and Royal Media services to roll out their own separate digital signal distribution network as part of the national digital migration programme.

I was astounded because having sat on the Board of Kenya Copyright Board for seven years and having represented African Union of Broadcasters at the World Intellectual Property meetings on copyright and allied rights, I thought Kenya had made significant strides in the path of respect for intellectual property rights.