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Journalists Who Switched Stations in 2020
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The media industry was one of the most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Most employers either retrenched hundreds of their staff, or enforced pay cuts to cushion themselves from economic ruin.
Renowned TV anchors, top radio personalities either quit or were let go as stations fought tooth and nail to stay afloat during this difficult time. Some of the fired journalists opted to file suits in court seeking reprieve from the corridors of justice on grounds that they had been let go illegally.
According to the ODPP, Gaitho’s family had failed to inform the office of this development, triggering the decision reversing earlier directions that the suspects be charged for carving out 70 acres from his land, which they later subdivided and obtained title deeds.
In convincing the judge, the family had attached a letter by ODPP dated February 3, 2020, addressed to the DCI Bahati following a complaint by Gaitho’s relatives that investigations into their land case was taking too long.
The letter, signed by Daniel Kariuki, Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions reads in part:
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