Award-winning investigative journalist John-Allan Namu has disclosed his earnings during his time as an anchor at KTN and NTV.
During an interview on the Financially Incorrect show on August 11, Namu revealed that his initial salary as a KTN reporter in 2005 was approximately Ksh35,000.
Over the years, his earnings progressively increased. By the time he transitioned to Nation Media Group’s NTV in 2010, his salary had grown to Ksh160,000.
Upon joining NTV, he was offered a starting salary of Ksh245,000 as a features editor and reporter.
Namu explained that his decision to switch jobs was influenced by personal circumstances, including getting married and having a child.
He noted, “I was getting married and we had a child with another on the way. That money made sense and that was part of the reason why I left. I stayed there (Nation) for two to three years and got one salary raise and a bonus.”
After his tenure at NTV, Namu returned to his previous workplace, KTN, which was under the Standard Media Group.
During this period, he earned nearly Ksh400,000 and also received a clothing allowance of Ksh100,000 as an incentive for his role as a news anchor.
Namu eventually departed mainstream media and co-founded African Uncensored, an independent and investigative media house.
He collaborated with Kenya’s top investigative journalists to establish this platform. Among the notable investigative reports produced by African Uncensored are the Pandora Box investigations, Indebted: Kenya’s Journey to a Debt Crisis, and Pressed Freedom: The State of Media in Kenya.
