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Government moves to silence Standard Group in licence row

The Standard Group headquarters along Mombasa Road, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

There is a blatant attempt by the government to gag the Standard Group by revoking all broadcasting licences that were legally issued to the company.

In a letter dated April 9, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), through Director General David Mugonyi, announced the revocation of the licences, citing non-remittance of licence fees and the Universal Service Fund (USF) levy.

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