This archive report was first published on 5 September 2021.
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has lost two of its prime time news anchors, Fred Indimuli and Suleiman Yeri, in a span of just two months.
According to a source from KBC, Indimuli tendered his resignation after bagging a deal at KTN News to replace the departed anchor Ben Kitili, who left the station at the end of July 2021.
Indimuli had joined KBC in mid-June as part of the revamp plan to grow the broadcaster's numbers. He had previously worked at K24 TV before being shown the door alongside his colleagues over a pay cut dispute.
Yeri, on the other hand, is set to return to Standard Media, where he had spent 3 years before leaving the station's Radio Maisha for KBC in 2018.
"It is true he (Fred Indimuli) has left KBC. I think he got a job somewhere else," confirmed the source. The station is yet to find a replacement for Indimuli.
Another highly placed source at KTN News noted that the two anchors had scheduled to join the Mombasa-road-based media house. He noted that the final touches on Indimuli's deal were still in the works, but that of Yeri's deal was already confirmed.
"There is a high possibility he is coming. The person who has been confirmed is Suleiman Yeri. He is coming back as an anchor," stated the source.
Indimuli's departure comes just two months after he was assigned the Friday, 9 p.m. newscast dubbed Easy Friday.
