Citizen TV political analyst Francis Gachuri has quit his job at the station where he has been working for the last 16 years after landing a government job.
Francis Gachuri has been appointed as the Secretary, Strategic Communications at the Ministry of Interior and National Administration headed by Cabinet Secretary Professor Kithure Kindiki.
Mr Gachuri is a seasoned political reporter who was part of the TV station’s weekly political analysis show dubbed News Gang.
In 2018, he was promoted to a senior political analyst and senior reporter at Citizen TV.
At Royal Media Services subsidiary, Inooro TV, Gachuri also works as a News presenter, where he hosts a programme known as Kiririmbi that broadcasts between 8 pm and 9 pm.
In an emotional farewell to his colleagues on Wednesday morning during a weekly Editorial team meeting, Gachuri, who is heading to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration as the Secretary, Strategic Communications, said he will be leaving the station end of this week.
He thanked the company owners, chairman SK Macharia and Vice-Chair Mrs Macharia together with the MD Wachira Waruru as well as other directors like Linus Kaikai, Fred Afune, Latifah Ngunjiri, Moses Karanja, Micheal Ngugi and Carol Wanyama for being an integral part of his career.