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Communications Authority of Kenya Director General David Mugonyi during the 7th East African Communications Organisation (EACO) Regional E-waste Awareness Conference at Sarova PanAfric Hotel in Nairobi on March 24, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
A parliamentary committee has faulted the Communications Authority (CA) for switching off live broadcasts during the 25 June protest, saying it could have serious ramifications and could lead the country into anarchy.
Public Investment Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture (PIC-SSAA) vice-chairperson, Saboti MP Caleb Amisi, led the members in questioning the CA on who gives them the power to switch off media and the point at which they decide this move should be taken.
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