Veteran radio presenter and administrator Caroline Mutoko is set to exit Radio Africa Group (RAG) after more than two decades at the company.

Radio Africa Group (RAG) is shutting down Kiss TV, its entertainment TV station today, March 17. The abrupt decision comes 14 years since the station launched in 2009.

Radio Africa Group is one of the largest media companies in Kenya, with properties spread across broadcast, print and digital. Among its biggest brands are radio stations Kiss FM, Classic 105, Radio Jambo and East FM, newspaper The Star and entertainment channel Kiss TV. The...

In a memo seen by Business Today dated December 9, bearing the subject line 'Rationalization of company operations', CEO Patrick Quarcoo informed staff members of the changes.

The financial performance of the pay-wall recently introduced on its Star website remains questionable, and The Star continues to trail Nation and Standard in print sales, even as overall newspaper circulation figures continue to steadily decline.

Radio Africa Group (RAG), which owns a number of radio stations and publishes The Star newspaper, has come under scrutiny after holding correspondents’ pay for four months now. There is a silent but passionate outcry among correspondents who rely on their contributions as a...