Mutahi Ngunyi attacked over remarks on media shutdown

Controversial Political Mutahi Ngunyi’s remarks over the media TV stations shut down by the government has landed him in trouble with Kenyans on social media.

Mutahi said that the government should shut down the three media houses, that is, KTN News, Citizen, and NTV forever.

“We have 43 TV stations or so in Kenya. If you shut down 3 stations, how is that media clampdown? The government should shut them down forever. Kenya is happier without their acidic pessimism,” he posted on his Twitter handle.

We have 43 TV Stations or so in Kenya. If you SHUT down 3 Stations, HOW is that MEDIA CLAMPDOWN? Government should SHUT them DOWN forever. Kenya is HAPPIER without their ACIDIC PESSIMISM.— Mutahi Ngunyi (@MutahiNgunyi) January 31, 2018

On Wednesday, January 31, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi said that the three media stations will remain closed until they have completed various preliminary investigations.

“Accordingly, the Government took a decision to shut down the concerned media houses, until further notice, as it launches a full investigation into the serious breach of security,” read part of the statement by CS Matiangi.

Mr. Ngunyi remarks seemed to have irritated a lot of Kenyans. This is what some of them had to say;

NTV alone is equivalent to your 40 TV stations, (K24 included) that are government favourite.

As consumers we like objective reporting thats why we are still watching the 3 TV stations online.

God bless Kenya.

— WILLIE MALILE (@Mallile) February 1, 2018

What happened to you? From a brilliant analyst to a sycophant. Who measures that happiness? What scale of happy were we? Media freedom is enshrined in the constitution.— Peter Kanda (@arapKanda) February 1, 2018

Mutahi Ngunyi ceased long time ago from being a political thinker. He is now a politician.

— kipkoech mitei Rober (@MiteiRober) February 1, 2018

That is an unfortunate remark from you on the leading media houses at a time like this— Benji Ndolo (@BenjiNdolo) February 1, 2018

There's something real wrong with a man who siphoned 90million Kenya shillings from nys and promised to return but hasn't. You have no moral authority to defend anyone including yourself. Tribalism with narrow perspective of The world around you...— edu-Muran (@fff380039a344b0) February 1, 2018

After you're gone, Kenya will enjoy peace. Uselessness!

— Dan Mwanzia (@Dan_Mgoyah) February 1, 2018

One day you will be judged by your words— DENNIS ODHIAMBO KOJW (@Dskojwang) January 31, 2018

This is too shallow to come from you. It's ironic how you go to look for coverage in the same media you want shutdown for your content. Hypocritical indeed

— Josey Mras ???????? (@joseymras) February 1, 2018

I doubt weather this is the Ngunyi I have respected his https://t.co/aNz87NUwTW you're supporting media gagging.

— Richard (@richardmutalah) February 1, 2018

I don't know what to say..the university that purports to have awarded you the professorship should be deregistered. Why don't you pair with Kuria in his press conferences..— Om Shanti (@molasos) February 1, 2018

Kenyans. It is also ok to accept that that is HIS opinion, however ridiculous or unacceptable it might sound to many or some of us. Hehe— Dianne Sherry (@dianecrop) February 1, 2018