World Press Freedom Day? Not Yet Uhuru For Muranga Scribes

Today is the World Press Freedom day,  a day when members of the Fourth estate celebrate the milestones achieved towards the free flow of information to members of the public.
However,  in Murang'a, journalists have increasingly found themselves working under undue pressure, with some of them risking losing their jobs as they struggle to cover political events at the heights of campaigns.
Many of the journalists have reported receiving threats of being fired if they do not affiliate themselves with certain politicians.
A certain senior politician in the county has been making frantic calls to media houses headquarters in Nairobi demanding for the replacement of local reporters for failing to support him.
Journalists have had to plead their cases to their bosses to avoid facing the sack or being deployed to far-flung counties.
In desperation,  the political leader has run to media owners in a bid to influence how stories are aired while attempting to have the reporters punished for not dancing to his tunes.
A local reporter has told KK Online that he received calls from prominent people from his organisation just before the nominations telling him that the politician had accused him of being biased.
Faced with the allegations, the journo was forced to frantically explain to his bosses that the claims were untrue and that the leader was just being malicious.
Another reporter was to be transferred to another county under the command of the same leader but the transfer was thwarted after frantic pleas by the reporter.
Almost all local journalists have had a nasty experience with the leader.
But as we celebrate this day,  our wish is to have a conducive environment to ensure we effectively deliver on our role as the watchdogs.

KEMBI GITURA HAS BETRAYED HON UHURU KENYATTA

A Few days after Jubilee Party losers in the just concluded Party primaries vowed to run as Independent Candidates, their decision has been castigated by their fellow losers who believe that the move is not only selfish but very dangerous to Jubilee Party.
Two of the Leaders who vied for Senate Position in Murang'a County that is Hon Joseph Mbai who was the Chief Officer in Murang'a County Government  and Mr. Peter Njangi a Former Principal of Mutige Secondary School have challenged all the losers to concede defeat and work for Jubikee party and ensure the reelection of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
"Its very unfortunate to see the Deputy Speaker of the Senate Hon Kembi Gitura rejecting results and resigning from  Jubilee party in pretense that the Primaries were marred by anomalies while he knows pretty well that he was defeated squarely by Irungu Kangata", Njangi said.
He told Journalists that he believed the Nominations was free, fair and transparent and that he conceded defeat vowing to work with winners. He castigated Hon Kembi Gitura for betraying the President  who had pleaded with all losers to remain in the party and commit themselves in the party and national building promising that they would be accommodated.
He also condemned an alleged Association of Independent Candidates saying that it was a ploy by the Opposition to destabilize Jubilee Government.
On his part Joseph Mbai who garnered 14000 votes challenged Gitura to be man enough and concede."Gitura should be told that those who sent him home will also do the same in the 8/8/2017 but the only difference is that the margin will be more and more wider,' Mbai said adding that he shall Marshall all his supporters to vote for the Jubilee Nominees.
Kembi Gitura has since defected from Jubilee Party with an aim of vying as an Independent Candidate after his complaints was dismissed by the Jubilee party tribunal 

Joseph Mbai, Peter Njangi and their supporters during a joint press briefing