The Radio Africa group is set to countersue its former Home Boyz programs controller and show host Shaffie Weru for a tune of Ksh.150 million.
The Star, one of the publications owned by the group, revealed that the countersuit against Shaffie will be for breach of contract and negligence.
According to Radio Africa, Shaffie's controversial comments during a breakfast show that he hosted alongside DJ Joe Mfalme and Neville led
loss of business and reputation damage for which the group is seeking compensation.
"the media personality had received rigorous training on media regulators’ programming broadcasting regulations and codes of conduct and ethics. Including a very recent training by the Media Council of Kenya in February 2021 which covered: Ethics and Code of Conduct, Fake news and Fact checking, Interview skills, Conflict Sensitive Journalism, Hate Speech Dilemma in media,” the group said in a statement.
This follows claims that Shaffie was suing his employer of 18 years for wrongful termination of his contract.
On Tuesday, several documents indicated that the former radio presenter would be seeking at least Ksh.21m in compensation went viral on social media.
Through its parent company Radio Africa, Homeboyz Radio on Sunday fired its breakfast show presenters Shaffie Weru, Neville, and DJ Joe Mfalme.
The action was a response to trio's comments on the station on Thursday morning regarding Eunice Wangari, 20, who was reportedly thrown from the 12th floor of a building by a man after refusing his sexual advances.
Kenyans online were angered by the comments
and many called for action to be taken against the three.
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) pulled all sponsorship connected to the trio at the station while they were suspended from the station pending investigations.
The Communications Authority of Kenya also slapped Homeboyz Radio with a Ksh.1 million fine and suspended its breakfast show for six months because of the controversial remarks that the trio made while on air.
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