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Court suspends TV shutdown in Kenya Kenya TV shutdown: Court suspends ban imposed over Odinga 'inauguration'
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The Kenyan government shutdown of the three largest private TV channels has been suspended by the high court pending a full hearing. Kenya's High Court has suspended the government's shutdown of three of the largest private TV channels.
The channels were shut down as they planned to broadcast opposition leader Raila Odinga's unofficial "inauguration" in Nairobi. They were taken off-air over plans to broadcast opposition leader Raila Odinga's unofficial "inauguration" on Tuesday.
Mr Odinga lost last year's election and his swearing-in was widely seen as a publicity stunt. The court has suspended the ban for 14 days while the case is heard.
Mr Odinga lost last year's election and his swearing-in was widely seen as a publicity stunt, but the authorities said it was an act of treason.
Opposition groups have accused the Kenyan government of violating the public's right to information about important events.
The High Court also ordered the state not to interfere with the operation of KTN, NTV, and Citizen TV pending a full hearing.
The three broadcasters were taken off-air on Tuesday morning ahead of the swearing-in.
The interior ministry said in a statement circulating on social media that broadcasting the event - described as an attempt to "subvert or overthrow" the government - "would have led to the deaths of thousands of innocent Kenyans".