K24 which is owned by Mediamax went into a firing spree, axing big names from the media house that is associated with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Records indicate that a total of about 100 journalists were fired via a phone text message send during night.
And indeed it is true as more and more K24 employees have come forward and penned heartfelt messages on social media
Royal Media House also joined the sacking bandwagon and fired a bucket of journalists from its various stations.
Here are messages the anchors penned after leaving MediaMax
“Hi. This is Robert from HR. I am contacting you with regards to the redundancy notice issued on 21st of May 2020. The notice period has expired. Unfortunately, your position has been affected by way of redundancy.
List is those who have been sacked included Some of the notable faces Sam Njoroge, Rose Gakuo, Fred Indimuli (K24 poached him from Citizen TV in 2018), Eric Njoka, Karen Karimi, Isabella Kituri, Nancy Onyancha, Caren Kibett, Shon Osimbo, Sara Adams, Joy Kariuki, Joab Mwaura and Tony Khwalanda.
Betty Kyallo
Shiksha Arora
