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My.Gov: Fight started with order to centralise advertising

Broadcasting and Telecommunications PS Prof Edward Kisiangani. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

On July 10, 2015, the then Treasury CS Henry Rotich wrote to the Attorney General, PSs, chief executives of all State corporations and independent constitutional commissions to announce a decision by the Cabinet to centralise government advertising.

Mr Rotich informed the officials about the creation of the Government Advertising Agency (GAA), a body charged with authorising public sector advertising, implementing sectoral standards, procedures, and guidelines and managing consolidated government advertising funds.

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