- Willy Lusige has quit work as a current affairs reporter at KTN
- He clarified that his reason for quitting was personal and had nothing to do with the cash-stripped media house
- Prior to joining SG, Lusige served as a journalist and digital sub editor at Nation Media Group
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Standard Group PLC which owns KTN News and a chain of other media brands, has suffered another blow after loosing yet another one of its dependable current affairs reporters Willy Lusige.
Lusige, an award-winning journalist, announced his departure on Friday, November 3, ending a six-year journey at the Mombasa Road-based giant media company.
Taking to his social media platforms, Lusige thanked the colleagues, mentors, colleagues, and friends who stood with him during his stay at SG.
“Great people, it has been six years at Standard Media Group as a reporter at KTN News. Time really flies so fast. After an incredible journey that began in 2017 as a young reporter, it is time to say goodbye,”
he wrote.
“From reporting to creating memories, it had been unforgettable ride,”
he added.
In addition, the journalist quoted the Holy Book, Ecclesiastes 3:1,
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heave.”
Apart from KTN News, The Standard Group also owns The Standard Newspaper, KTN Home, Radio Maisha, Farmers TV, Burudani TV, Spice FM and Vybez Radio.
Prior to joining SG, Lusige served as a journalist and digital sub editor at Nation Media Group (NMG).
He reported news and edited all content that went through NMG’s social media sites, websites, and online television streaming.
With a degree in Education Arts, Kiswahili, and Geography from the University of Nairobi (UoN), Lusige served as a teacher at Moi Girls between May 2014 and August 2014.
Previously, he taught Kiswahili at Maridadi High for two years from September 2010 to October 2012. Also, Lusige served in other capacities including being a social media and internet marketing manager at Candy n Candy Records.
The journalist also served as a Kiswahili program host volunteer at Radio Maisha. During his stint at KTN News, Lusige was based in Kakamega, and was the station’s point man, covering the Western Region. However, following a reshuffle in 2022, he was moved to Nairobi.
