This was after the pastor, who hit the headlines last year
after he was allegedly involved in a fatal car crash, failed a security audit
by the government.
Apparently, Mr. James had applied for a license to own a TV
station under the name, Sasa TV in 2011, and in September last year, he received a
communication informing him that his application had been approved.
The city preacher was then given a fortnight to confirm the
agreement in writing.
However, things took an unexpected turn this week after the
CAK, reversed its earlier decision and recalled the TV broadcasting license. This
was after local security agencies warned the commission against giving the
preacher, who is facing charges of causing death by careless driving, the right
to own a TV station.
“Your application was
not successful after being subjected to routine security vetting by government
security agencies. In this regard, the authority is unable to process your
application for issuance of a licence. This is, therefore, to inform you that the
authority has withdrawn the offer for the commercial free to air licence with
immediate effect,” The letter by CAK Director-general Francis Wangusi read.
Additional reporting by Nairobi News
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