Kenyan regulator bans live broadcast of countrywide protests

Protesters run for safety as anti-riot police vehicles speed down Ronald Ngala Street in Nairobi on June 25, 2025

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has ordered all television and radio stations to stop broadcasting live coverage of the ongoing anti-government protests taking place across the country.

This move has been condemned by the Kenya Editors Guild (KEG), who have termed it a gross violation of the Constitution and of press freedom.