Caption:Safricom Killer Director Sylvia Mulinge The Star newspaper is under the spotlight for deleting articles covering the murder of a minor by Safaricom Director of Consumer Business from their Website.
Sylvia Mulinge had lodged a fresh bid at the High Court to scuttle her prosecution for killing a child by dangerous driving. Sylvia Mulinge allegedly caused the child s death on February 1, 2015, on the Southern By-pass, Nairobi. She appeased the child’s parents with a Ksh950K payoff, the court was told. "A seeming delay in the prosecution of the matter has prompted the International Centre of Policy and Conflict (ICPC) to seek enjoinder in the case in which she is opposing her prosecution after the dead child’s spirit haunted the DPP to recall the file for further action.
ICPC interest in the case, lawyer Soyinka Lempaa, explained is to check the indolence and inaction experienced earlier, that may be revisited by the authorities who handled the case.
And for the sake of public interest" - Justice Now Kenya Site that follows and reports court cases had reported.
It is not known why Safaricom management is willing to pay-off media to be mute on a matter of public interest that involves their director that killed a minor due to drink driving. Further information indicates that Sylvia Mulinge has threatened to stop all Safaricom advertisements that are usually given to the Radio Africa group that owns major shares at the Star Newspaper. Caption: The article Star Newspaper was paid-off the delete Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has a 33% stake in The Star newspaper with the other 67% still under Radio Africa Limited.
This is not the first time the Star Newspaper is being accused of deleting articles critical of Safaricom. In March 2017, Patrick Quarcoo was Paid Kshs. 15 Million To Pull Down Safaricom Murder Articles On Radio Africa Websites. A scan through all Kenyan media houses shows no coverage of the case confirming that all media houses had been prevailed upon not to cover the case. Media is supposed to inform without fear and favor but in Kenya, it is the opposite.
Many Kenyans are wondering why Safaricom is keeping a director accused of killing a minor/having a murder case in court. Many believe this symbolizes the impunity and madness in private sector since Mulinge may try to use the Safaricom resources to frustrate the case.
As the Cyprian Nyakundi media team, we will keep dishing out information without fear and favour.