Radio Presenter Njogu wa Njoroge Fired Days After Joining Ruto’s UDA Party

Radio presenter Njogu wa Njoroge has lost his job days after joining Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.

Njoroge, who worked for Mediamax-owned Kameme FM and TV, says he was fired through a phone call on Monday.

“I received a phone call from the Programs Controller, who asked me not to report to work, permanently,” Njoroge told a local news outlet.

The seasoned vernacular show host linked his sacking to his affiliation with Ruto, adding that he was set to resign before February 9th to focus on politics.

“It is because of my affiliations, nothing else. I would have resigned to go and concentrate on politics,” he stated.

Njoroge, who was received to UDA by Ruto on Friday, announced he will contest for the Njoro parliamentary seat in the August 9th elections.

“There is time for everything as the good book of the Lord says, and as I transition to the next phase of my life I ask for your prayers and support,” he wrote on Facebook.

“I paid a courtesy call on Deputy President William Ruto and assured him we will work together in UDA in spreading the message of Bottom-Up in Njoro constituency where I will be seeking the people's mandate to represent them in the National Assembly.”

Njogu, who has been a staunch supporter of President Kenyatta, started his media journey as a sports presenter at KBC in the 2000s before joining Kameme FM and later Inooro Fm in 2006. 

He later rejoined Kameme FM before moving to Radio Africa’s Gukena FM in 2014. In 2019, he returned to Kameme FM and TV station.