This archive report was first published on 6 November 2019.
On November 6, 2019, Moses Kanyira, a Kikuyu-speaking radio presenter, penned an open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta, pleading his case after being sacked from Kameme FM.
Kanyira, who started his new job at Mt Kenya FM radio station on the same day he was fired, claims he was unfairly dismissed due to malicious allegations that he wrote negative stories about the Building Bridges Initiative (B.B.I).
He listed some of the contributions he made to push President Uhuru's agenda during his 17-year stint at Kameme FM, including single-handedly starting the fight against second-generation liquor in 2015.
Kanyira also claimed he was directly involved in President Uhuru's presidential campaign and came up with the Jubilee slogan 'Kumira Kumira.'
However, he was subjected to ridicule by one influential person who maliciously claimed he was writing negative stories towards B.B.I, and a day later he was sacked.
Below is the open letter from Moses Kanyira to President Uhuru Kenyatta:
'Open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta.' 'I take this opportunity to thank you for everything. During my time in Kameme FM, I was directly involved in driving some of your agenda that affect our people and also drumming support like any other Kenyan who enjoys freedom of choice democratically and constitutionally.' 'On the year 2015, I single-handedly started the fight against second-generation liquor which was sweeping generation.' 'After the campaign against the same gained momentum, you joined the fight with full force and declared the tough fight which shook the whole country.' 'As a result, the soberness especially in our youth was realized.' 'During the fight of business of death, I was appointed by media colleagues to be chairman of media fight against the menace.' 'During that period, I was joined by my colleges including the current Kiambu women rep Gathoni wa Muchomba, who was working at Kameme FM by then.' 'Mr President, as a result, I have passed through a lot of pain in courts concerning the fight to achieve directives, and up to now, one case is still proceeding.' 'In the last two elections, I was directly involved in your campaign and in fact am the one who came up with a slogan
