JamboPay Express Limited, Switch Tv, Kiss Tv and Econet’s Kwese TV are among businesses to lose licenses in less than a week, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has said in a gazette notice that includes included over 200 firms providing application services, network facility among other services.
- Radio Africa Group announced move to shut down its television station, Kiss Tv, barely a year after it was relaunched. It gave lack of revenue as main reason for the closure.
- Switch Tv ceased on-air broadcasting operations in 2021 transitioning to digital broadcast in a move the station said in line with market demands and that the media house will be building the new strategy around being ‘digital-first.
- Other firms to lose licenses in the next one week include Sky Fm, TV Cosmopolitan, Bamba TV, Kwese TV, Njata TV, Njata FM, Dala FM, Anga Internet Solution, Webstar Technologies, Vas Africa Limited.
“Pursuant to the provisions of the Kenya Information and Communications Act that the Communications Authority of Kenya shall revoke the licences of the following service providers/operators within seven (7) days from the date of this Gazette Notice.”
“The revocation will take effect seven (7) days from the date of this Gazette Notice. Any resources held under any of these licences shall revert to the Authority upon revocation.”
Contacted, Danson Muchemi CEO at JamboPay said his company operates under Web Tribe Trade Mark and is not affected by the notice. “We are not affected by the notice, JamboPay is one of our brands under the Web Tribe Limited. The company that is affected in the CA notice is JamboPay Express Limited,” he said.
“As you are aware, our TV department has been unable to generate any revenue despite effort by everyone involved to turn the station around,” station management said.
