Pastor James Ng’ang’a has responded to MCK’s statement that warned Sasa TV of a looming punishment for airing offensive content.
Ng’ang’a rubbished MCK’s move to punish the station over the content that was aired on October 9, 2021 while saying that his station is not regulated by MCK but the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK).
“As far as I know, I’m not under the Media Council, I’m under CCK. We report to CCK,” he stated.
The controversial pastor said that CCK had already warned him over the offensive remarks while urging MCK to communicate to him through his lawyer.
“I received the letter from CCK giving me a warning. So if the other media would like to do that, let them go to my address, find my P.O Box from CCK then send to my address and request what you want then I can send my lawyer to answer you,” Ng’ang’a stated.
He further accused other media for attacking him, saying that his preaching depends on the message that he wants to pass across.
“For other media to attack me, I’m a preacher, not under anybody to preach water or what. That depends on the message I have. If it is a bad thing that maybe has happened, I can answer to that. Let me not brush shoulders with TV. You have your own TV, sell whatever you want…me I’m a preacher so if somebody will be there just trying to intimidate me, this time it’s too late,” he said.
Ng’ang’a noted that he is not new to controversies within the media and that they are frustrating him because of the success of his TV station.
“I’m not new in the media, we just celebrated our 30 years in ministry yesterday and today the media is threatening to shut down our station. They are jealous because my station has grown,” he stated.
According to a press release by MCK, Sasa TV breached the code of conduct in the practice of journalism.
“The Council notes that the media house in question breached clauses 5 (b) (c) on Accountability and 10 (1) on Obscenity, Taste and Tone in Reporting by allowing a presenter, Apostle James Maina Ng’ang’a in a live broadcast from ‘Jerusalem City Kenya’ at 1024 hours where he uttered offensive and unprintable words on air,” part of the statement read.
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