On Sunday night, K24 fired many employees, including popular news anchors and presenters through SMS.
Mediamax has been trying to stay afloat for a while now. The covid-19 situation only made it worse.
In April Mediamax issued a notice saying the salaries will be slashed by 50%. Employees took the matter to court.
They claimed some employees had not been paid salaries for the past two months and were suffering under leadership of CEO Ken Ngaruiya.
Moreover, they wrote a letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta (who owns Mediamax) begging him to help them.
However, a few days later most of the employees were fired.
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Some of the journalists who were fired include:
1. News Anchor Shiksha Arora
2. News Anchor Eric Njoka Ledama
3. News Anchor Sarah Adam
4. Business Reporter Mercy Milanoi
5. Fred Indimuli (9pm News Anchor/Editor)
6. Karimi Karen (News Anchor)
7. Rose Gakuo (News Anchor)
8. Karen Kibet (News Anchor)
9. Nancy Onyancha (Kiswahili News Anchor)
10. Job Mwaura (Swahili Editor)
11. Ken Wariahe (Swahili Anchor and Editor)
12. Kimani Githuku (Reporter)
READ ALSO: Kenya Union of Journalists threatens to take K24 CEO to court for illegally firing employees
13. Dennis Matara (Features Reporter)
14. Tony Kwalanda (Sports Anchor)
15. Isabella Kituri (Anchor/Swahili Editor)
16. Caroline Wambui (Managing Editor)
17. Shukri Wachu (Education/Crime Reporter)
18. Apollo Kamau (Political Reporter)
19. Joy Kiruki (Features Editor)
20. Gloria Milimu (Health Reporter)
21. Shon Osimbo
22. Ken Bosire (People Daily Managing Editor)
23. Patrick Wachira (People Daily Revise Editor)
24. Joel Omoto (People Daily Sports)
25. Nduta (People Daily Magazine)
26. Apopo Mujema
READ ALSO: K24 employees pen heart-breaking letter to Uhuru after suffering under CEO Ngaruiya
27. Douglas Omari
28. Murimj Mutiga
29. Persia Kinyua
30. Brenda Cheruiyot
31. Caleb Ratemo
32. Joy Kiruki
33. Younice
34. Nancy Onyancha
35. Charity Kiama
36. Alice Nyanjao
37. Shadrack Mulei
38. Micah Ayoslee
39. Sarah Kanyara
40. Dan Kazungu
41. Eric Ahoy Murithi
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42. Chris Mburu
43. Steve Mburu
44. Kipkoech Kimugo
45. Veronica Mwangi
46. Karen Knaust
47. Victor Oloo
48. Seth Onyango
49. Munene Nyamu
50. Felix Odiwour aka Jalang’o (unconfirmed reports imply he was fired by Mediamax and did not resign as he says).
