Exclusive: KTN’s Hapa Kule News Fires Majority Of Its Crew. Fired Members Reveal Why They Were Shown The Door

Hapa Kule News has axed almost its entire cast. The next time you will be watching the show on your screens be sure to be seeing lots of new faces.

Hapa Kule News, a show which airs on KTN on Tuesdays has decided to fire almost its entire cast after failing to reach an agreement on remuneration.

On speaking to one of the actors who was laid off, he says Protel TV and Studio (the studio that shoots the show) was paying them peanuts.

The disgruntled actor revealed they were being paid Kes 2000 per episode shot, meaning they were taking home Kes 8000 a month.

He goes on to tell Ghafla! they had agreed with their employer to be added an extra Kes 1000 for the cast of season 7 which ran from December last year to February 2015.

The cast was also to be paid Kes 8000 per episode for shooting of Hapa Kule season 8.

Their employer however forfeited their agreed payment plan insisting that they had to continue earning Kes 2000 since KTN wasn’t giving them ‘good’ money.

Since both sides weren’t ready to devise an acceptable compromise, Protel studio decided to fire the cast with exception of the bigwigs, Fred Omondi, Abel Mutua and Njugush.

Mang’ondu, Ras Njoro, Afande Supu, Makulukulu and Muthiri were all shown the door.

Ghafla! has also learnt Hapa Kule yesterday conducted an audition to scout and bring on board a new cast.

Keep it here for more news on Hapa Kule, we have more coming!