MEDIAMAX ISSUES REDUNDANCY NOTICE, ANNOUNCES MASS LAYOFFS ACROSS MEDIA UNITS

Mediamax Network Limited, the media house behind K24 TV, People Daily, Kameme FM, Milele FM, and other popular stations, has issued a 30-day redundancy notice to its employees, signaling impending mass layoffs across its departments.
The notice, dated July 14 2025, and signed by CEO Ken Ngaruiya, cites a combination of declining revenues, disrupted business models due to digital migration, delayed payments from government advertising, and regulatory changes affecting gambling-related advertising. These, the company says, have rendered its current operations unsustainable.
"This decision has been necessitated by the need to align our operations to the prevailing market and economic realities, to safeguard the sustainability of the business," the internal memo reads in part.
The notice takes effect from July 15 and runs until August 15, 2025, during which time the company will conduct staff evaluations to determine roles that may be retained or redeployed.
While the exact number of affected employees remains undisclosed, insiders say tens of journalists, technical staff, and administrative personnel may be affected across all Mediamax platforms.
In compliance with Section 40 of the Employment Act, 2007, and individual employment contracts, employees whose roles are declared redundant will be entitled to:
Pay for days worked up to termination,
Salary in lieu of notice where applicable,
Severance pay of 15 days per completed year of service,
Compensation for accrued leave,
Less any lawful deductions or outstanding loans.
This marks one of the largest restructuring exercises by a private media house in Kenya this year and highlights the growing financial strain facing traditional media houses amid rapid digital disruption and dwindling advertising revenues.
Mediamax has not issued an official statement to the press, but the redundancy notice has since been confirmed by multiple staff and internal communications.