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Kenyan rule of law concerns as authorities defy TV ban order
Source: The Guardian
Kenyan rule of law concerns as authorities defy TV ban order
Opposition figure briefly detained as Uhuru Kenyatta’s government defies order to lift ban on private television stations
Jason Burke Africa correspondent
Fri 2 Feb 2018 16.52 GMT
Kenyan authorities defied a court order to lift a ban on three private television stations and briefly detained an opposition figure on Friday, setting the scene for a new confrontation between the judiciary and Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.
Miguna Miguna, who has declared himself a “general” of the opposition’s National Resistance Movement, was detained in a dawn raid on his Nairobi home, and later released on bail of 50,000 Kenyan shillings (£350).
He had stood alongside opposition leader Raila Odinga at a symbolical inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, which was described by government lawyers as an act of treason.
Authorities cut live transmission of the country’s top three TV channels to prevent coverage of the ceremony and later declared the NRM an organised criminal group meaning members could face imprisonment up to 10 years.
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Opposition figure briefly detained as Uhuru Kenyatta’s government defies order to lift ban on private television stations
Jason Burke Africa correspondent
Fri 2 Feb 2018 16.52 GMT
Kenyan authorities defied a court order to lift a ban on three private television stations and briefly detained an opposition figure on Friday, setting the scene for a new confrontation between the judiciary and Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.
Miguna Miguna, who has declared himself a “general” of the opposition’s National Resistance Movement, was detained in a dawn raid on his Nairobi home, and later released on bail of 50,000 Kenyan shillings (£350).
He had stood alongside opposition leader Raila Odinga at a symbolical inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, which was described by government lawyers as an act of treason.
Authorities cut live transmission of the country’s top three TV channels to prevent coverage of the ceremony and later declared the NRM an organised criminal group meaning members could face imprisonment up to 10 years.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/02/kenyan-court-orders-government-to-free-opposition-lawyer
