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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.

 

 

Caroline Mutoko accuses Kenyan journalists of being lazy and at the same time explains why Citizen’s Hussein Mohammed might need to see a shrink one day

Posted on by Irari Ngugi

Media giant and lifestyle connoisseur Caroline Mutoko is out on the prowl again shortly after taking a swipe at all celebrities vying for electoral seats and her subject of discussion is the beloved Hussein Mohammed .

Like we didn’t see it coming!

Well, Hussein Mohammed has been receiving a lot of love from the public and it’s partly due to his charisma and professionalism when it comes to carrying out interviews.

Even when faced with obstinate characters like honourable Mike Sonko he still manages to keep his cool, maintain decorum, subdue his ego and get the best out of the interviewee.

Also read: This is what Janet Mbugua allegedly does to Hussein Mohammed that is angering some Kenyans

He has done numerous interviews, especially among politicians and not once has he ever disappointed and for that Kenyans adore him.

It appears Caroline Mutoko is also a huge fan* finally she acknowledges someone*

According to her, Hussein Mohammed is doing a splendid job in a field which is full of egoistic and lazy people-her words not mine and it’s about time someone applauded him for it. Also Royal Media needs to upgrade his health cover because well, he might one day need to see a shrink because of all the bull crap he has to go through every day.

Caroline feels Hussein Mohammed is setting the bar high and all of us journalists should strive to emulate him* ooops sorry, I forgot I’m just a mere blogger*

Also read:Caroline Mutoko throws major shade at all Kenyan celebrities…especially the likes of Jaguar and Frasha who are vying for political seats

Check her out as she showers all manner of praises to the man: