NTV media personality Ken Mijungu was among 50 employees who were laid off by Nation Media Group who are scrambling to contain the financial damage wrought by a sharp drop in revenues due to Covid-19.
Addressing the Covid-19 created situation and retrenchment, Ken Mijungu took to his Twitter account thanking Nation Media Group for the opportunity they gave him to work at NTV and he thanked his fans and supporters for the support they showed him throughout his tenure at the media house.
The axe fell @NTVnewsroom and I was on its way. 7 years in those corridors summed up in a two page letter of termination. We live to fight another day. Thanks to God, He remains the greatest, thank you @ntvkenya for the opportunity and thank you for always staying tuned.
— Mijungu (@KenMijungu) July 3, 2020
There, however, seemed to be some consternation emanating from his tweet as he dryly mentioned the fact that 7 years of service to one of the oldest media houses in Kenya was summed up by a two-page redundancy letter sent out to him by the company’s Human Resource team.
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Earlier in the week, Nation Media Group sent out an internal memo to its staff that stated that the media house will be realigning its business and gravitating towards a digital strategy.
“It is an extremely difficult decision in view of the prevailing circumstances and we understand the impact this will have on those affected and their families. The exercise will be carried out with utmost respect to our affected colleagues and in adherence to the Kenyan labour laws,” the statement reads.
The layoff comes at a time when most media houses are downsizing to survive the COVID-19 pandemic disruption. About a fortnight ago, Mediamax sent home nearly 100 employees while Royal Media Services sent home about 50 staff and Radio Africa Group had sent home staff back in January before the Covid-19 pandemic had hit.
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