The Mountain Journal
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has accused the government of frustrating media houses by failing to settle pending bills owed to them through government advertisements.
He said the move by the government is one of the strategies employed to frustrate the media organisation presently struggling financially over the non-payment of the dues.
Speaking at Weithaga Senior School in his Kiharu backyard, he said the situation employed starving some media houses of business while channelling advertising revenue to outlets where it has direct interests.
“The move could lead to the collapse of several independent media houses, after which buyout offers could be made to acquire them in return,” he said.
He added that there was a plan to influence the purchase of stakes and shares, turning the media houses into platforms that support the current administration.
On the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), he said it will remain under the public watch not to play around and increase the prices without any justification.
“The EPRA and the national government had planned to increase the fuel prices and blame it on instability in Iran and the Middle East, yet no ship transporting fuel docked in the port of Mombasa,” he said.
EPRA announced that the price will remain unchanged.
