Switch TV, the Kenya Red Cross Society-owned youth TV station, is set to retrench several employees as its financial woes mount. According to a news and entertainment blogger, who goes by the pseudo name Muthui Mkenya, over 25 employees are targeted in the down-sizing exercise. "Barely...

According to a staffer privy to the retrenchment plans, the station's editorial department, described as bloated, will lose more staff

CEO Joe Muganda had approached the board with a proposal to lay off staff in October but a decision was delayed after it emerged the cost of the retrenchment will heavily eat into its earnings

New retrenchment approved by the board targets staffers and correspondents as company seeks to further trim its wage bill - the second in as many years