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Journalists allege plot to shut down media, internet

A screenshot of an anti-riot police officer captured teargassing a car used by journalists during the Azimio la Umoja anti-government protests on March 27, 2023.

Kenya Media Sector Working Group has claimed that there is a plot to shut down the broadcast media and internet ahead of the anti-government protests.

The group warned that the planned shutdown of the media will plunge the nation into "information darkness."

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