Standard Group TV, radio stations temporarily off air
In an announcement on its social media handles, the media group said it is experiencing a technical hitch
Standard Media Group’s television and radio stations are temporarily off-air.
In an announcement on its social media handles, the media group said it is experiencing a technical hitch.
It added that they are available on their social platforms, as they assured that engineers are working hard to restore the services.
“Standard Group radio and TV platforms temporarily off air due to a technical hitch; KTN, Radio Maisha, Spice FM, and Berur FM available online as engineers work to restore services,” it stated.
This comes as the media group has been in the spotlight over its hard-hitting newspaper headlines even, as the government threatened to shut them down over unpaid licensing dues.
However, the High Court issued conservatory orders against any unlawful shutdown of internet and electronic communication services as the case is set to be mentioned next month.
ODM leader Raila Odinga and President William Ruto have both criticised the Standard over its coverage.
“The Bible says that it’s good when people live in unity, and God sends his blessings where people live together and in harmony. Those who don’t know God are telling us in newspapers that unity is betrayal. How shameful and tragic, while the bishop is telling us that nothing is impossible when we are united. The devil has a different message against unity in our nation. May the devil be defeated,” Ruto stated last month.
A story by the Standard newspaper, which demonstrated how a number of Odinga’s family members who secured jobs in government following the broad-based government arrangement was termed as a smear campaign by the ODM party.
ODM said the headline is a smear campaign against Raila, accusing the media house of intentionally tarnishing the image of the former prime minister.
“The Orange Democratic Movement has taken note of the sustained smear campaign by The Standard newspaper against the Party’s leader, Raila Odinga, and has now been extended against his entire family,” ODM said in a statement.
