Nairobi; The Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) has temporarily looked upon the measures to be followed when retrenching journalists from two media productions which are The Standard Media Group and The British Broadcasting Corporation.
As seen on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, on NTV in Nairobi, the Kenya Union of journalists Secretary-General Eric Oduor simplified that they had various joint meetings with the concerned management of both NTV and BBC in order to clarify the fair procedures in the whole process.
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Key issues to be put into place include settling balances in terms of cash, paying off any statutory deductions, and smart clearances with the respective SACCOs as well as the KRA body.
“It has come to a notice that we have seen a redundancy signal. Thus, we demand fair decisions in the whole process, hence the management has given us a defining core value of paying all balances and statutory deductions.” The affected journalists through their Union clarified.
“They will also have to be clear with the organizations which include; KRA, SACCO, and arrears that employees are owed,” Oduor said during a press conference in Nairobi.
He also noted that BBC’s redundancy procedures were showcased in London the capital city of the United Kingdom and the whole process will also land on the African continent at large in mid-November this year 2022.
Additionally, the Kenya Union of Journalists has outlined key verifications to Parliament over the identified mistreatment of parliamentary journalists while caring out their field duties in the August House.
NTV’s Planning Editor – Roselyn Obala made a remark that the 13th Parliament had formulated new rules and guidelines which significantly affected the whole journalistic circle.
“Our role at NTV, we assign reporters to cover the National Assembly of Kenya alone and assign others for the Kenyan Senate. The Parliament has all the necessities required,” she said.
