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| Jacob Ng’etich (l) is the Director of Press Service at Musalia Mudavadi’s office replacing Salim Swaleh (c). |
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has named Jacob Ng’etich as his new director of Press Service. What will Jacob Ng’etich’s key roles be? Ng’etich, a former Standard Media journalist, replaces Salim Swaleh, who was arrested and prosecuted for allegedly aiding fraudsters in defrauding foreigners KSh 5.8 million. TUKO.co.ke has established that Ng’etich reported to his new station last week and has been sharing press releases from Mudavadi’s office. The former Standard Media journalist will be in charge of communications at Mudavadi’s Executive office and in his role as the Cabinet secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. Ng’etich’s key responsibilities will include managing media relations, preparing communication materials and maintaining brand integrity across all platforms. Ng’etich has been a long-serving political journalist at The Standard, where he was a senior political reporter, and he previously worked at Nation. Why Salim Swaleh apologised to Mudavadi Meanwhile, Salim publicly acknowledged and apologised to the prime Cabinet secretary for breaking his trust. In a video seen by TUKO.co.ke, Swaleh said he recorded his apology after unsuccessful attempts to reach Mudavadi. In the emotional video, Swaleh admitted breaking Mudavadi’s trust, which he said they had built over the past years. While expressing his deep regret for betraying the trust, Swaleh acknowledged that Mudavadi has been a father figure to him since they met. Charges facing Salim Swaleh As reported earlier, Swaleh and the five other suspects were charged with fraud, impersonation, and abuse of Mudavadi’s office. Police Inspector Nicholas Njorore claimed that the suspects lured foreigners to the country by promising to secure a tender to construct two stadiums. According to Njoroge, the foreigners were allegedly required to pay a KSh 5.7 million registration fee to secure the tender.
by Amos Khaemba