Kenya: High Court Rules That Kisiang’ani Directive Moving Govt Advertising to KBC is Unconstitutional

The High Court has delivered a blow to the government after ruling that the Ministry of ICT’s decision to channel all public-sector advertisements exclusively through the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) is unconstitutional.

This follows a directive issued by outgoing ICT Principal Secretary Edward Kisiang’ani in March 2024 that restricted government ministries and parastatals to advertising exclusively with KBC.

KBC is a state-owned public broadcaster. It operates under the Kenya…