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Linus Kaikai’s last words to late brother ahead of his burial

Posted on by Gloria Katunge

The loss of a brother hit a different spot for Citizen TV’s Linus Kaikai who lost his brother Maurice Kaikai ole Kaikai on Sunday, August 9.

Also read: RIP! Linus Kaikai in mourning

Maurice was working as County Attorney for Kajiado before his untimely death while receiving treatment at Kenyatta University Training and Referral Hospital.

Maurice was working as County Attorney for Kajiado

Born in a family of 11 children, with the most popular Linus Kaikai known for his career in the media.

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Linus who broke the news to netizens on the fateful day has given his last words to a fallen brother, penning:

Sing with the Angels, Maurice. Till we meet again.

Maurice Kaikai ole Kaikai, Linus Kaikai’s brother

A brother he cherished, adored and who went ahead of him admitting it was going to take forever to come to terms with his untimely death.

As seen from his obituary, Maurice married Winfred Imaana Kaikai with whom he bore two children; Kilian Mayiana and Aidan Meliyio.

Maurice is set to be laid to rest Thursday, August 13, at his home in Osinoni village, Transmara Sub-county in Narok County.

May he rest in eternal peace.

RIP! Linus Kaikai in mourning

Posted on by Gloria Katunge

The Kenyan media and legal fraternity is mourning the untimely death of renowned journalist Linus Kaikai’s brother on Monday morning.

Linus who has been known to keep his family life private and his media career open, could not come to terms with the passing on of his brother, Maurice Kaikai.

Also read: The untold story of how Jacque Maribe rose from intern to respected senior political

Citizen TV journalist, Linus Kaikai

Maurice Kaikai has been described as a devout Catholic very active and humble despite his leadership positions. A good friend and a fine gentlemen who maintained close family ties outside the court rooms.

An outstanding attorney whose efficiency and cordiality impressed those whom interacted with him but a very patient and understanding boss to his employees.

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Taking to social media, the Citizen TV journalist announced:

FAREWELL MY BROTHER Maurice.

A brother he believes left a hollow that might take forever to heal.

It will take us forever to believe you’re gone.

Linus Kaikai with his brother Maurice

Condolences

Messages of comfort poured in from the political space, to fellow colleagues and the general public as they comforted the veteran during these trying times.

May his soul indeed find eternal rest! The Ghafla team wishes the family comfort and strength as they bid a loved one goodbye.

¨Let the church be,¨ Ezekiel Mutua responds to Linus Kaikai´s argument on church regulation

Posted on by Gloria Katunge

The Commentary by Citizen TV journalist Linus Kaikai that pastors should have a degree in theology is also misplaced.

Preaching is principally a calling, but one can deepen it by studying theology.

Not the other way round.

Dr Ezekiel Mutua, MBS on facebook

This is after the Citizen TV journalist cited that Kenyan preachers are misleading their Christians.

Linus Kaikai referred to the men of God as spiritual fraudsters and con men, in one of his TV appearances.

Linus stated that they ought to be regulated and must acquire degrees.

However, KFCB chief executive, Dr Ezekiel Mutua did not concur with Linus´ thoughts.

According to Exekiel Mutua, right to worship was in accordance to the Kenyan Constitution 2010, and therefore let the church be.

“I was shocked when Linus gave me his ATM card after only 3 weeks of dating” Linus Kaikai’s wife opens up 

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Linus Kaikai and his wife Jacinta Mueni kicked off their relationship with absolute trust. The two lovebirds met in 2005 and went on to get married seven years later.

“From our very first date, I told Linus that I was not looking for marriage. Strangely enough, I always had this notion that I needed to live my best life at any given time, including when I was single. By the time I was meeting Linus, I had a full-time job, my own booming side business – Style Sense – an active social life and the plan was to get my Masters and Phd as well. I just didn’t know where marriage would fit into the equation,” said Jacinta Mueni in an interview with Parents magazine.

Mueni adds that it took her a long time to warm up to the idea of marriage. Linus and Mueni finally got married in 2012 at the Nkoroi Catholic Church in Kajiado County.

“It did take time for us to warm up to the idea of marriage but even in between those years, we were actively in each other’s lives, spoke daily and there was absolutely no pressure from either one of us to change things,” Mueni said.

Linus Kaikai and his wife Jacinta Mueni
Linus Kaikai and his wife Jacinta Mueni

Trust

Linus Kaikai reveals that he gave Mueni his ATM card after only three weeks of dating. Mueni was shocked by Linus’ move to give him his ATM and pin.

“When we both wanted to move out of our houses, I was sent on an assignment out of the country. So I handed her my ATM card and told her to secure a place of her choice for me and left,” Linus Kaikai told Parents magazine.

“To say that I was shocked when Linus gave me his ATM card after only three weeks would be an understatement,” said Mueni.

 

 

Royal media hires Linus Kaikai as a consultant after State House blocks his appointment as Chief Operations Officer

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Politics has caused Linus Kaikai to lose prime job at Royal Media Service (RMS). Kaikai left NMG in the capacity of NTV General Manager to join RMS as its Chief Operations Officer, a position previous held by now Lands CS Farida Karoney.

Business Today (BT) reports that president Uhuru personally called RMS vice chairperson Purity Gathoni Macharia to talk her out of hiring Linus Kaikai.

Kaikai fell out with State House after he allowed NTV to air Raila Odinga’s swearing in ceremony. State House hit back at him by forcing his exit from NMG and blocking his appointment at RMS.

Also read:  Shock on former NTV boss Linus Kaikai as government allegedly blocks him from getting a new job

The dilemma

Linus Kaikai

RMS could not entirely get rid of Linus Kaikai despite receiving a call from above to do so. The call from State House came after Kaikai had already signed a contract with RMS.

To avoid any court battle, RMS decided to woo Linus Kaikai with a sweet package. BT reports that RMS agreed to take liability for a mortgage and regular Sacco loans Linus Kaikai owed amounting to over Kes 20 million.

SK Macharia owned media house is also retaining Kaikai as a consultant to enable them regularize the loans. RMS has since appointed Fred Afune as its Chief Operations Officer.

Afune served as Radio and TV Production Director at RMS. KTN Managing Editor Joe Ageyo has now been named Editorial Director at RMS.

 

 

Shock on former NTV boss Linus Kaikai as government allegedly blocks him from getting a new job 

Posted on by Pauline Syombua

Former Nation Media Group General Manager Linus Kaikai will have to wait a bit longer to get a new job after resigning.

Word has it that the government has blocked his new appointment as the Chief Operations Officer at Royal Media Services fearing that he might cause more havoc after getting an even more influential position.

Not getting the job

According to Business Today who broke the story, Kaikai’s appointment has been shelved after The State found cleaver ways to stop the appointment.

“State House was furious that Kaikai was getting even a more influential position in a big media house even after he took part in what was clearly a treasonable affair. But they knew SK Macharia would be difficult to convince following the shutdown of Citizen TV and Inooro TV that saw him move to court seeking compensation. So they devised a way of convincing his wife who as vice chair runs the media house’s day to day affairs,” a source who chose not to be named told BT.

It’s also alleged that, State House had a hand in Kaikai’s exit from NMG, after he failed to obey orders not to live stream Raila’s mock inauguration.

 

“I’m gutted to see him leave” Larry Madowo, Ken Mijungu, Smriti Vidyarthi react to Linus Kaikai’s exit from NTV

Posted on by Martin Oduor

NTV’s General Manager Linus Kaikai has quit his job and the junior staff is sad about his exit. A feeling of sadness and despondency engulfed the Kimathi street-based media house after Kaikai’s exit was confirmed.

Kaikai is said to be heading to Citizen TV to fill the position left vacant by Faridah Karoney who was appointed Lands Cabinet Secretary by Uhuru.

Kaikai had a disagreement with Chief Editor Tom Mshindi last month over the covering of Raila Odinga’s swearing. Police ‘hunted’ Kaikai together with Larry Madowo and Ken Mijungu in regard the swearing in and TV shutdown.

Also read: Human rights groups stop police from arresting Larry Madowo, Linus Kaikai and Ken Mijungu

A boss like no other!

Larry Madowo and Linus Kaikai

Larry Madowo, Ken Mijungu and Smriti Vidyarthi have all praised Linus Kaikai upon his exit from NTV. Madowo says he is gutted to see Kaikai leave NTV.

“I owe my whole broadcast career to @kaikailinus; the best boss a journalist can ever ask for. I’m gutted to see him leave @ntvkenya today.‬ ‪It’s the end of an era here. It will never be the same again. Goodbye and good luck!‬” Wrote Larry Madowo.

Linus Kaikai and Smriti Vidyarthi

“A boss like no other! One I will never forget. @kaikailinus thank you for everything. Wishing you the very best in your future endeavors. You will be missed. @ntvkenya,” wrote Smriti Vidyarthi.

 

 

 

 

 

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Linus Kaikai to join Royal Media after he was allegedly fired from Nation Media house!

Posted on by Pauline Syombua

Word making rounds on social media platforms is that Linus Kaikai; who was working as General Manager of Kenyan Television station, NTV was fired.

It all started as a baseless rumor but after a few reports by the Business today site we now have reason to believe he has indeed left his job.

Linus Kaikai exits NTV

According to the site Linus Kaikai earlier today shared a statement that confirmed that he was leaving the Media house. His message read;

“You are all invited to a meeting of the broadcasting staff today Wednesday 28th February 2018 at 3PM in the NTV Newsroom on the 5th Floor. The acting GCEO, the GHRD and myself will address the meeting. Please attend,”

This comes after his after a disagreement he had with Tom Mshindi the Editor-in-Chief at NTV last month over the coverage of NASA leader Riala Odinga’s swearing-in as the ‘People’s President’ at Uhuru Park, Nairobi.

He is rumored to be moving to Royal Media house where he will take over as the Chief Operations Officer.

 

Human right groups stop police from arresting Larry Madowo, Linus Kaikai and Ken Mijungu

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Last evening plainclothes officers were at Nation Center to arrest Larry Madowo, Linus Kaikai and Ken Mijungu. News about the impending arrests sent panic within media circle.

NTV and several NMG journalists sounded the alarm about the impending arrests on social media. Apparently police were right outside Nation center waiting for the three to come out.

Linus Kaikai was to be apprehended over his statement that the government is muzzling the media. Larry Madowo and Ken Mijungu were also being sought for openly speaking about government shutdown of NTV and Citizen TV.

Human right groups spring to action

Human rights crusaders and journalists rushed to Nation Center after word went round that police were waiting to arrest Kaikai, Madowo and Mijungu.

The presence of human rights groups and journalists stopped the police from making the arrests. The shutdown of the TV stations has sparked fears the government is rolling back media freedom.

 

Larry Madowo’s boss Linus Kaikai joins KOT in trolling the NTV anchor on Twitter

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Larry Madowo’s photo with a statue of a bronze cow has gone viral thanks to Kenyans on Twitter who trolled him after he captioned the photo with words that were used to mock him instead.

Larry, who has a knack for posting photos of his adventures abroad, was on the receiving end after he shared a photo of him in China chilling with a statue of a cow that was reading a book.

“Ukipeleka ng’ombe shule,” Larry Madowo tweeted.

Larry’s boss Linus Kaikai replied to Madowo’s tweet with a satirical tweet saying the NTV anchor was also a cow.

“Halafu zikutane China?” Kaikai tweeted.

Things got even more exciting when Kenyans on Twitter joined the conversation and mocked Larry even more:

Inside the multi-million home of NTV’s Managing Editor Linus Kaikai…just how much money does he make?

Posted on by Irari Ngugi

Linus Kaikai always tends to keep a low profile from the internet and it’s pretty clear we know why….he’s busy savouring all his amassed wealth.

I mean the guy is at the helm of one of the biggest and most established media houses in Kenya managing a horde of astute TV reporters and anchors. And besides that, he’s also a great debater, moderator and to be quite honest the best interviewer we have in Kenyan TV.

Also read: Linus Kaikai And Shaffie Weru Watch A Born Again Larry Madowo Take Two Heavy Blow Jobs At An Italian Bar (Evidence)

And with that you expect the guy to live small? Nooo…he’s a great asset and I bet the company understands that so they take good care of him.

And with that he can afford membership at the prestigious Muthaiga Golf Club and to live in this palatial home which is located somewhere in the confines of Rongai.

And for the first time, Linus Kaikai’s home and son:

Linus Kaikai

Linus Kaikai