K24 TV reportedly lays off last-standing news journalist (Details)

Barely a week ago, Mediamax Limited laid off its entire newsroom staff from K24 TV. In what they termed a ‘cost-cutting’ measure in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.

However, a few were spared including fierce political show host, Anne Kiguta and reportedly one of their news desk journalists.

The TV station went ahead to introduce a completely new wave of its newsroom team, with fresh journalists from other media stations including Switch TV and TV47.

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Last lay off

Unfortunately, the media station has now been reported to have fired its last-standing news desk reporters, Lenox Sengre.

This marks barely 10 days after the reporter saw his fellow colleagues get laid off effortlessly in what has been considered a heavy blow to the Kenyatta family-owned media entity.

Reports indicate that Sengre was sent packing to pave way for new employees who had been casually picked from Switch TV.

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Sengre stood as the only remaining K24 TV news desk journalist. Marking his niche as a crime and courts’ reporter after being poached from Citizen TV by the media house.

The journalist covered explicit cases among them; the Dusit D2 attack and the Monica Kimani murder that saw Jowie Irungu get implicated as a person of interest.