Licenses –Communication Authority of Kenya CA has announced shutting down of at least 56 Television channels.
Director General David Mugonyi signed the notice that indicates that the listed stations risk shutting down in the next seven days unless they complied with the guidelines.
“Notice is given pursuant to the provisions of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, that the Communications Authority of Kenya shall revoke the licences of the following service providers/operators within seven (7) days”, read the notice dated April 19, 2024.
In the notice, Mugonyo outlined that as soon as the process is completed, resources under the revoked license names will be reverted back to the Authority.
“Upon revocation of the licences listed hereabove, the service providers/operators shall not be authorized to operate and provide the services as indicated in the respective tables above,” added the notice.
Interestingly, the same notice failed to provide the reasons behind the revocation.
Mass media in Kenya includes more than 91 FM stations, more than 64 free to view TV stations, and an unconfirmed number of print newspapers and magazines.
