The High Court has directed Royal Media Services (RMS), owned by businessman S.K.

Macharia, to cease broadcasting a media campaign against Directline Assurance on its television and radio stations.

The campaign had alleged that insurance policies issued by Directline Assurance were invalid and that the company would not settle any pending claims.

In granting an injunction against the advertisement, Justice Francis Gikonyo, on Wednesday, January 22, ruled that the campaign had significantly affected the financial standing of the insurance company. "Accordingly, the 1st defendant (S.K.