Lawyer Paul Muite has been the latest leader to condemn the government over its recent attack on the media.
Addressing the press in his office in Nairobi Tuesday, the counsel observed that the move is contrary to the new constitution.
Muite, who actively participated in the push for second liberation, termed the move as a scheme by the state to disable the independent information channels, while en route to shifting the nation into a dictatorial state.
''The government is out to chock the media and deny the people the knowledge and information. This is one avenue towards establishing a dictatorial rule on the people,'' he said.
He added that the government is also unhappy with the media's role in uncovering immoral deeds within it, adding that Kenyans are less likely to embrace its actions.
''The aim is to starve the media for criticizing the government. The government can mismanage the nation, oversee corruption and so on but Kenyans will not allow it to return regression and dictatorship,'' added the former presidential aspirant.
The state, on January 30, switched off television signals of the 3 leading broadcasting houses in the nation.
Through its communication agency, Communication Authority (CA), it has since restored signals for KTN News and NTV with Citizen and Inooro, which are sibling stations, yet to be reconnected.