I was doing my work: Mwende Macharia speaks after Azziad's walkout

 Azziad and Mwende Macharia.

A day after content creator Azziad Nasenya walked out of an interview with Mwende Macharia on Radio Maisha, the seasoned radio host has said there is no bad blood between them.

Azziad had walked out after Mwende posed a question about the Talanta Hela Council, saying they had agreed not to mention it.

"We agreed not to talk about it," she said. Adding, "No comment. Mwende tukishaongea na tuagree I will honestly walk out of here.

"Because we cannot agree on something then you go back on it. You do not respect me as a brand and I cannot appreciate that dear. Thank you," she said as she walked out of the studio.

Addressing the matter in a separate video, Mwende said it was not the first time a guest had walked out on her and it is one of the things you should expect as a journalist.

She maintained that there was no bad blood between her and Azziad but she was simply doing her job.

"That's what we call occupational hazards in journalism. They happen from time to time so it is not the first time. I became friends with an artiste who walked out of our studio the other time.

"There is no bad blood with Azziad. She is a young woman and maybe the question rubbed her the wrong way but I was just doing my job as a journalist," she said.

This comes a week after Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba revoked the appointments of Carol Radull, Daniel Ndambuki, Dennis Itumbi, Azziad, and others in the Talanta Hela Council and Technical committees through a Gazette notice.

Recently, the implementation of the programme, aimed at identifying, recruiting, nurturing, and monetizing talents in the sports and creative sectors, was temporarily halted by Justice Lawrence Mugambi of the High Court.

This suspension was initiated in response to a case filed by Charles Mugane, who raised concerns about the legality of the programme.

 Azziad and Sports CS Ababu Namwamba. [Facebook]