Communication Authority of Kenya director Ezra Chiloba has issued a Warning to media stations for Live Broadcasting Maandamano.

 

The Authority accuses  Six TV stations, NTV, Citizen TV, K24Tv, KBC Channel1, TV47 & Ebru Tv violated the Programming Code during coverage of opposition demos on Monday.

 

They says The coverage by the said stations depicted scenes that could cause panic or incitement to the public, threatening peace & cohesion in the country.

 

They also says, in line with the law, has written to the six media houses to take remedial actions.

 

They further defends that; While the Authority promotes the freedom of the press, it is imperative that all broadcasters exercise caution in live broadcast coverage to avoid scenes that would be detrimental to peace and cohesion.