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Kenyan government lifts ban, maintains pressure
The Kenyan government has lifted its month-long ban on live broadcasting one day prior to the hearing of a lawsuit that challenged its legal basis. The ban had been imposed to curb live political reporting after the hotly contested election of President Mwai Kibaki prompted violent riots and demonstrations that took over one thousand lives.