Kenyan journalist Soni Methu reveals how circumstances forced her to quit CNN against her will

Zain Verjee is the only Kenyan journalist who worked for CNN for 14 years and quit without being pushed to a corner; she left CNN to start her own production company.
For Jeff Koinange, he was fired after Nigerian government accused him of paying people to pose for CNN cameras over the oil kidnappings in the Niger Delta. There were also claims that CNN sacked him following the incident with Marianne Briner.
The only other Kenyan who was left at CNN, Soni Methu, circumstances forced her to go. Methu was the host of the feature program “Inside Africa” until early 2016. She joined CNN in 2014.
 A statement from CNN read after Soni exited the 24/7 news channel.
Methu joined China’s CCTV Africa after the door closed at CNN.
 
Several months after leaving CNN, Soni Methu has addressed her exit from the American-owned station on Q&A session on a video posted on Facebook.
Watch the video below for comprehensive details:
 
 

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