Death Threat To ‘The Star’ Editor Lands A Senior Official in Trouble

As a member of the fourth estate, the truth teller, you are often faced with the risk of broken limbs, death threats or death itself.

Not everyone will be pleased by your publication/exposé and we have heard of journalists and bloggers who vamoose into thin air never to be seen again, journalists receiving death threats, getting tortured or worse journalists being found lying prostrate on the floor, with a bullet in the head.

Eric Wamanji, a senior manager at the Geothermal Development Company was recently accused of sending death threats to Charles Kerich, an Editor of the Star newspaper.

Pic: Grace Kerongo

According to The Star, Wamanji allegedly sent a chilling message to Kerich on February 11 that read “It is high time you stop publishing those stupid GDC stories or we silence you once and for all in our own way. Kwani Simiyu ate your mother’s money? He is in power to stay, he has all the blessings from the house on the hill and you will never fight him even with a million stories”.

The story that had Wamanji ticked off was an expose about the unprofessional conduct and indiscretions at GDC, whose CEO is Silas Simiyu.
After his arrest the senior manager was held at Parklands Police station and is expected to appear before a judge today