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Kenya extends TV ban, says Odinga’s mock inauguration ‘plot to overthrow govt’
The government of Kenya has extended the ban placed on three independent TV stations pending investigations for attempting to broadcast the mock inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga which was staged three days ago.
That much information was revealed in a statement by the interior ministry which described the symbolic swearing in of Odinga as a “well-choreographed attempt to subvert or overthrow”.
The statement by the ministry read that the attempted broadcast of the inauguration by the TV stations Citizen, NTV and KTN TV which have all been taken off air, amounted to a “serious breach of security”.
Read also: Fears of fresh violence in Kenya as protesters gather for ‘inauguration’ of Odinga
The government of Kenya had already declared the opposition ‘National Resistance Movement’ a criminal group after it staged the inauguration ceremony swearing in its leader Odinga as president.
The opposition was declared as such following a statement issued by the interior ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka which was sent to several media houses.
The ministry stated that the move was a loosely organised coalition of opposition lawmakers and it had been declared illegal.
Reports say the decision to swear in Odinga as an alternative president comes after the opposition party failed to come to a compromise with the government of President Kenyatta who emerged winner of the last polls with 98.2% of votes in an election marred by violence and mass boycott.
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