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Royal Media Services is a privately owned Company, with one of the major directors being SK Macharia.

Now the man has found himself at loggerheads with members of his community, the Kikuyu and this is after he declared that Raila Odinga had won the 2007 elections and not Kibaki.

They issued an ultimatum that he should apologize in 14 days or else he would face the full wrath of the gods- that of being cursed.

Those 14 days have since elapsed and  as you read this,  100 Kikuyu elders are gathered in Ndakaini village, Gatanga, where they will place a curse on the businessman, saying he ‘betrayed his community’.

Murang’a county chairman Kiarii Rugami wa Chumbuu confirmed the said actions by the elders, adding that Macharia was in for some serious repercussions for his actions.

This is real. It is no joke. We gave him the mandatory 14 days to apologise to the community for exposing them to attacks by other communities especially in this electioneering period,” Chumbuu was quoted by The Star.

Now being a Kikuyu, I can tell a curse is one of the most dreadful things that can happen to you as it sets you up for great calamity. We can’t surely fail to put Royal Media, one of his vast businesses in the equation when it comes to the casualties.

Too far-fetched; yes, no?

Royal Media Services owner, SK Macharia, has irked folks from Mount Kenya region after he claimed that Raila Odinga was short-changed in the 2007 General Election that plunged the country into bloody violence.

Speaking during a public hearing at the Senate Chamber over the contentious election laws passed by MPs in December, Macharia said President Mwai Kibaki was unlawfully declared the winner of 2017 presidential election.

“The one who was declared the winner in 2007 was not the winner. We have evidence since, as media owners, we tracked all the results through satellite phones. As per my records, Raila won the elections,” SK Macharia said.

His statement rubbed some people the wrong way; comments posted on social media show that people from Mount Kenya were totally pissed by Macharia’s statement, they took their anger out on his stations.

A number of folks claimed RMS wasn’t impartial because of Macharia’s perceived inclination to the opposition; some even said they will stop advertising with RMS stations.

See some of the comments posted below:

Ndung’u Mukui: No more advert at any loyal media services….no more watching and tuning to loyal media ….. infact,,i have canceled one of the advertisement today at Inooro FM though i was charged a penalty

George Ndungu: So what!!! Then declare him president through Ramogi FM  & the biased Citizen TV ….So soon RMS is going to sink & the rest will be history

Florence Nyawira: this man SK has started betraying Kikuyu’s again..

SK after supporting your royol media servs tena ni mateke .you will be watching and listen to those manooro na raila alone…it high time you know Kenyans were not pleased by your comments and your corded medias

Michael Kamau: old men’s naive rhetoric, pls spare Kenyans this nonsense! nine yrs down the line n still crying foul, sir u can live in the archives if u so wish bt many Kenyans have a tomorrow to care abt!

Syne Bajos Bajos: And why didn’t you say then? Satellites didn’t vote….. We know royal media service has been bought by raila you included….. Lakn uhuru wil be re_elected with or without you…..

Marion Karanja: These are the kind of leaders Kenyans Must say No to!!!! Instead of preaching peace at this tym u r taking us to 2007???!!! U want desperate Kenyans to kill one another again ,ur desiring another blood shed!! What will you gain!!! Style up!!

Jose Ole Gathege: Whether macharia is rich or what. It doesnt matter how can he bring that that issue. U we know what happened ua media was used to proprrgate lies ad manupulate the election. Kwani alikuwa wapi ikiimbiwa.

Nahashon Nganga: Where is this loser coming from now? You thought you will manipulate all the airwaves in Kenya under odm. You are now fleecing kenyans through citizen employment registration fee

Simon Wanjohi: Mzee mgojwa huyu,kichaa kimemsonga,Mzee inooro imechapwa 9 -0 na Gukenafm.

Priscilla Mwihaki: Tulinjua kitambo ww na Royal media yako in wacord,huwezi saidika.

Kamau Fred: Yeah u concur with SK, BT he won on royal media group only not Kenya

Evans Karanja: This makes me hate royal media

Alex Kanyi : That’s why kuna applications mob Kwa citizen

Spinoza Patrick: Macharia,kikuyu wakisusia news za Royal Media usiseme sikuambia !