Mututho Has Allegedly Not Paid His 107.3 Mururi FM Employees’ Salaries Since September 2013

It would seem Honourable John Mututho is in my stories one too many times today. The man who was rejected by his Naivasha constituents only to be appointed NACADA head seems -if these allegations are accurate, not to be paying his staff at 107.3 Mururi FM and this has been the situation since September 2013.

John Mututho the man famed for the “Mututho Laws”; a set of modern prohibition era Kenyan laws owns an FM station called Mururi FM which broadcasts in Kikuyu on 107.3FM. The station covers Nyandarua, Murang’a, Nyeri, Laikipia and Kirinyaga. The station is currently going through a lot with the employees not having been paid since September 2013.

In light of this situation, the radio station employee roll has shrunk to a mere 10 staffers: 3 presenters, 3 interns, an HR person, an IT person and 2 security guys as everyone else allegedly called it quits. The station which is managed by Mututho’s son Njenga is currently operating on backup generators after its main transmission in Nairobi was cut off when Kenya Power disconnected electricity to the premises.

The employees feel violated that they are looking for ways of taking legal action against Mututho since he has not honoured agreement in the employment contract. According to Kahawa Tungu, without settling salary owed, Mututho’s son has now entered a verbal contract with most of the desperate employees demanding that no employee will be paid a retainer but all will be paid according to the money they bring to the struggling entity. Each presenter must bring in at least Ksh 100,000 for them to earn commission.