Radio Maisha, Vybez & Spice FM Presenters Storm Out Leaving Stations Playing Music

Radio Maisha, Vybez & Spice FM Presenters Storm Out Leaving Stations Playing Music.

Radio Maisha, Vybez & Spice FM Presenters Storm Out Leaving Stations Playing Music: Standard Media Group radio employees on Thursday, July 4, made good their threat to down tools due to salary arrears dating back to June 2023.

The employees attached at Radio Maisha, Spice FM, Berur FM and Vybez Radio had on June 28, have sworn to go off air if they do not receive their salaries.

The journalists therefore staged a walkout from their respective workstations and converged at the staff cafeteria. 

All radio stations were left playing music with no presenter on air as they demanded the management to honour their contractual agreements.

According to the radio employees, they have not been paid for the months between June to August 2023.

This year, the employees had allegedly only been paid for the month of February

In their demand letter signed June 2024, the journalists had asked to be paid their June 2024 salary by Tuesday, July 2.

For the other months, the employees asked Standard Media Group to pay 30 per cent of the arrears every month until the amount is cleared in full.

“Kindly note that in the event of non-payment as proposed above, all programming will be off air on July 3, on all 4 radio stations until our plight is addressed and a commitment from your end is issued in writing,” the employees stated.

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