K24 retrenchment news Archives

Sad! TV couple Eric Njoka and Karen Knaust spark emotions in final goodbyes

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Gloria Katunge

Relationships are not built in a day but the minute the foundation has been laid, breaking the bond might take time. K24 news pair, Eric Njoka and Karen Knaust have penned each other emotional letters admitting they already ´miss each other´.

A pair that remained unseparated for at least 5 years at the local TV station, sharing dark and fun moments together all the while, molding a strong friendship.

But today, they are no more, with their ties cut off in the recent massive K24 retrenchment on Monday, June 22.

Also read: “Congratulations!” Mwanaisha Chidzuga seemingly mocks K24 employees fired through night SMS

Sharing throwback photos of the pair together on set, behind the screens and just minding their own business, Njoka penned:

Dear TV wife @k_knaust I miss us already…I enjoyed and learned alot while sharing the studio, platform and experience with you. Our partnership and co-News reading was the isht ???????????????? This is not the end of the line. Focusing Onwards, looking inwards. We shall revisit ✊????✊????❤❤❤

Former K24 duo, Eric Njoka and Karen Knaust

To this, a sassy Karen admitted she was finding it hard to bear the separation, having worked hard years on end as hubby and wife on TV, only for the untimely breakup.

ITS TAKEN ME A WHILE TO PROCESS … ITS NOT EASY… …..here is goes….. Dear TV hubby @iam_ericnjoka I miss us already… 7 years of building a bond, cherishing friendships, break ups and make ups, but most of years of moulding a relationship that can and will never be broken.

Mixed reactions

This sparked varied reactions among Kenyans, some feeling it was a love gone too soon, others holding onto the belief that this was a sign of brighter days to come.

zeyummychef My favorite news couple I have mixed feelings. I am happy for you @iam_ericnjoka and I know that the world is your oyster. See you soon mate.

alexngari All will be well,this could be a blessing in disguise.

mteule_official Sisemi kitu lipo tumaini kwa mtu uliokatwa

suzzy_kahaki Even @k_knaust is gone?????????you guys use to brighten our nights,anyway not the end of the road but a beginning of a new journey wishing you 2 all the best,we truly miss you♥️♥️♥️♥️

The only K24 anchor spared during its mass firing (Details)

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by Gloria Katunge

Reports doing the rounds have been that K24 TV is closing shop thus laying off almost 99% of its news-related employees this week.

However, despite Betty Kyallo going public about her exit from the Mediamax-owned TV station, it turns out that she was actually fired.

Either way, she has left. So now, the TV station will be collaborating with KTN for its news feed but there is this one news anchor from K24 who has been spared.

We don´t need to look far other than the fierce hard-hitting political anchor, Anne Kiguta famous for her Punchline show that either ends up greasing her or the interviewee.

Also read: Betty Kyallo splashes KSh 8M on posh ride barely days after quitting K24 (Photos)

Her political weekend show will be the only news-related item airing on the Kenyatta-owned media company.

The spill

This was revealed by an insider at the 24-hour TV station who said its entire newsroom would be done away with.

K24 TV sports anchor, Caren Kibbett divulged this while chatting with fans on her social media.

Ms Kibbett was bidding celebrated journalist, Betty Kyallo goodbye during her last show on Saturday, 2nd May in an emotional post.

Goodbyes are never easy… That was an amazing show @bettymuteikyallo @thesarahmwangi @valentine.njoroge.

A fan then questioned why Betty was busy hoping from one media station to the next expressing:

Betty moving from station to station.

Only for Kibett to quickly respond:

We are all leaving K24.

There you have it! Everyone! Except one…Anne Kiguta who is claimed to have been married into the Kenyatta family.

How this KTN-K24 agreement is set to work is that each show from K24 will be airing for roughly an hour on KTN before the Standard Group TV station switches to KTN News.

A merger that stands as a unique one in the Kenyan media industry and we can only sit and wait to watch how it will work and whether it will be so, for the long run.

¨K24 was a hobby. I have my main hustle¨ Mwanaisha Chidzuga´s savage response after being fired from K24

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Gloria Katunge

Media Max-owned TV station, K24 has laid off a large number of its employees, among them being senior journalists and editors which has caught many by surprise.

Cutbacks happen occasionally but you feel the pain once it hits closer home.

Celebrated Kiswahili news anchor, Mwanaisha Chidzuga is among the long list that was shown the exit from the local media station.

Celebrated Kiswahili news anchor, Mwanaisha Chidzuga

However, seems it did not bite her as deep because for her, that was but a side hustle, that stood in the way of her business.

During a recent interview with ´Kenyans.co.ke´, the media personality revealed that her contract was due to end come November 2019.

K24 Swahili news anchors, Mwanaisha Chidzuga and her co-anchor

Main hustle

Additionally disclosing that she is a caterer by profession and her time at K24 was but on a part-time basis.

For me, K24 TV was part-time. I am a full-time caterer and I own three restaurants. K24 was a hobby and I used to work like 12 hours the whole month.

Further revealing that at K24, she would actually work for only 12 hours monthly as a news anchor. And now that her hands are free, she can now focus on her catering business.

For me. That was a side hustle, I have my main hustle. Right now, I have three restaurants to run, that is where my focus is and I am opening a new one soon, before the end of the year.

Former K24 TV news anchor, Mwanaisha Chidzuga

Seems her heart was solely meant for the catering business because when asked if she will reconsider going back to TV, she said, her 3 restaurants are now her key concentration.

Chidzuga became a part of the Mediamax-owned station 4 years ago, November 2015 after allegedly being fired by KTN while preparing to present a show.

Among senior names that were shown the door include:

Franklin Wambugu – Managing editor, Swahili. Ali Mtenzi – Deputy Managing Editor. Torome Tirike – Head of sports. Tony Timase – Head of Business. Franklin Macharia – Senior Reporter and Juma Bhalo – Swahili Anchor.