Government moves to silence Standard Group in licence row

There is a blatant attempt by the government to gag the Standard Group by revoking all broadcasting licences that were legally issued to the company.

In a letter dated April 9, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), through Director General David Mugonyi, announced the revocation of the licences, citing non-remittance of licence fees and the Universal Service Fund (USF) levy.

The Authority also dismissed an existing debt repayment plan of Sh48 million as regulatory fees, an assertion strongly refuted by the company's Chief Executive Editor, Chaacha Mwita.

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