Videos of 2 CSs, Citizen TV Managers Who Started Careers at KTN – Kenyans.co.ke

The Standard Media Group on Monday, November 29, launched its converged newsroom.

During the unveiling of the new-look dubbed the ‘Project Eagle’, the media house recognised some of the journalists who began their career at KTN, following its launch on February 1, 1990.

In a short clip played during the event, KTN highlighted a number of former journalists, including two serving  Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and top managers at Citizen TV, who served as anchors or reporters at the station.

Raphael Tuju

Jubilee Party Secretary General and Cabinet Secretary without portfolio Raphael Tuju, was among the first news anchors of KTN. The video played during the much-hyped event showed young Tuju presenting news. 

A holder of a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication from the University of Leicester, the United Kingdom, Tuju worked as an anchor, columnist and producer. He established Ace Communications in 2001 which was behind  several documentaries, radio and TV commercials for international agencies, public sector institutions, and private-sector bodies.

Tuju worked as a lead consultant in the design and implementation of several public communication programs for a varied clientele that included the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, the World Bank, the Department for International Development (DFID) of the British government, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

He joined politics and was elected member of Parliament for Rarieda constituency. He served as Minister for Information and Tourism in retired president Mwai Kibaki’s government. Tuju folded his Party of Action and joined Jubilee, where he became the SG.

A collage of CS Raphael Tuju as an anchor at KTN (L) and him at the Jubilee Party Headquarters

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Farida Karoney

Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney is also part of KTN’s broadcast journey. In the clip, she is seen in the field reporting. Karoney joined KTN as a freelance, became a reporter and rose to the Features Editor.

She had joined NTV in 2001 before returning back to KTN in September, 2004 for a two-year stint. Karoney has also worked for international media houses Radio France Internationale and Al Jazeera.

Karoney rejoined the Standard in 2008 before moving to  the Royal Media Services in 2009. Here, she served as  Group Managing Editor and by the time  she was nominated as Lands Boss, she was the Chief Operations Officer.

A collage of Farida Karoney as a KTN reporter (l) and her as Lands CS in her office

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Joe Ageyo

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