High Court Justice Bahati Mwamuye has ordered the government, the Communications Authority of Kenya and relevant stakeholders not to shut down the internet.
In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, May 14, the judge restrained the government and all relevant stakeholders from shutting down the internet until a case filed on the matter was resolved.
The parties were blocked from implementing any form of internet shutdown, throttling, or interference with digital communications. "Pending the full hearing and determination of the petition filed on May 13, the court hereby issues a conservatory order restraining the respondents, jointly and severally, from unlawfully causing, directing, enforcing, or implementing any wholesale shutdown, blockage, or denial of access to the internet," the ruling declared in part.
Entrance to Communications Authority of Kenya.
