The CID has recommended the prosecution of Royal Media Services chairman S.K. Macharia and other directors of the media house for allegedly broadcasting on unlicensed radio frequencies.
In his report to the Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko,Muhoro said the media house had been operating 17 stations without a licence despite a warning from the Communication Commission of Kenya.
The CID now want Macharia and other directors charged with two counts of establishing and using communication apparatus without a license from the CCK and using radio communication in contravention of the notice issued by CCK.
Last Tuesday , the CID wrote to DPP , Keriako Tobiko and informed him that the police had completed their investigations.They said the police had enough evidence to support their case in court.
This is the second time that the CID are recommending the prosecution of media house directors. On February 15 , the CID wrote to Tobiko and recommended that Macharia and other RMS directors be charged in court.
Tobiko declined to okay the prosecution of the media giant and told the police to record statements of among others Macharia and top management of RMS and
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority who are the complainants in the matter.Tobiko
Tobiko also told the CID to give details of licenses and authorised and unauthorised
frequencies held by RMS. He told the police to explain how unauthorised frequencies and equipments owned by RMS were identified and for how long the frequencies have been in use prior to CCK shutting down the frequencies.
On April 2, Senior Superintendent of Police John Kariuki , who is the officer incharge of Serious crimes unit at CID headquarters wrote to Tobiko and stated that the CID had covered all queries raised by the DPP.