Information Communication and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary, William Kabogo, has defended the decision by the Communication Authority (CA) to switch off digital signals for three media houses for providing live coverage during the June 25 demonstrations.
Speaking at Dedan Kimathi University during the launch of the five-year strategic plan for the Office of Data protection, Kabogo, however, clarified that the government was not keen on curtailing media freedom.
Nevertheless, the CS said it would have been unethical for the State to allow media houses to continue streaming violent scenes from the demonstrations.
Kabogo noted that media houses had been accorded ample time to provide live coverage during the morning hours when the demonstrations were largely peaceful and that the decision to bar live streaming of the events was reached after the protests turned violent. "We are gagging nobody.
