Senator Cheruiyot, Media Industry War Intensify
Senate majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot on Tuesday told off the media in his series online fight with the media houses.
Cheruiyot who is the Kericho County Senator, said what he meant about the media is entirely the truth and it hurts.
“So what’s NMG and RMS’ point? That we should allow the cartels therein to thrive uninterrupted? Even as they drag the practice of journalism to its lowest ethical standards ever. Really!! Sometimes, the truth hurts but must still be said,” he tweeted on Tuesday.
“President Willian Samoei Ruto will succeed in crushing every cartel in the country save for two that are extremely powerful. 1. KE Banks 2. KE Media Both are very powerful, influential, and synergise so well to protect each other’s interests. For the public good, a way must be found,” he said.
His remarks met fierce criticism from a section of the media house and Editors Guild, who accused him of trying to undermine hard earned press freedom in Kenya.
“It is dumbfounding that the Senator sees the Media as a cartel rather than a catalyst of Kenya’s democratic discourse without which, many politicians of his ilk would never have emerged to become anything worth quoting. If we were to take his comments seriously, the Senator is saying that President William Ruto is keen to crush the media. We hope he is wrong and that the President and his government have no such designs.” said Kenya Editors Guild president Churchill Otieno
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