State House has gagged Jubilee MPs. They are banned from appearing on live TV and Radio shows and even responding to media enquiries without prior consultation.

Instead, county commissioners will be deployed to vernacular radio stations to articulate the government’s development agenda in what is seen as a strategy to control and regulate information flow

The MP said Uhuru warned them against making appearances on live broadcast shows without the authority of the Presidency.

“He was categorical that the caveat must be respected at all costs,” the third-term legislator said, adding the directive has strained their engagement with the Fourth Estate.