CA Seizes Gituamba FM for Illegally Operating; Owner Arrested.
IN HIGHLIGHTS :
- Gituamba FM, according to CA, has been broadcasting from a residential building in Nairobi.
- Despite the fact that the station did not have a license, the authority stated that it existed.
- Nelson Githinji Ndegwa, the station’s owner, is currently being held at the Buruburu Police Station.
Ezra Chiloba, Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), has shut down a radio station after raiding its premises in Tena Estate, Nairobi.
The authority stated that it had shut down Gituamba FM, a Kikuyu vernacular radio station based at Puma Court within the estate.
CA stated in a statement released on Tuesday, December 7, that the station was operating illegally because its owner failed to obtain a license and other relevant documents.
“Gituamba FM has been broadcasting from a private residence. The station was broadcasting without a license from the Authority, which was a violation of the Kenya Information and Communications Act (KICA) “read a portion of the statement signed by Chiloba
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Gituamba FM’s demise comes just days after Chiloba barred SASA TV from broadcasting live coverage of its events. Pastor James Ng’ang’a TV’s Neno Evangelism Centre owns and manages SASA TV.
