Journalist Joshua Arap Sang retires from radio after 24 years

Joshua Arap Sang, a journalist, has left radio after 24 years of employment.

Sang has been conducting the Emoo FM breakfast show since 2019, and he announced his resignation from radio on Friday, March 24.

“To all my fans, colleagues and bosses. Today is my last day working as a radio broadcaster.

It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to you. I cannot thank you enough for the lessons you’ve taught me and the friendship you’ve so freely given.

“I will miss working with you and engaging with you. It has been 24 years journey that began in Sayare 1999, through Biblia Husema in 2003, Kass FM in 2005 and now ending at Emoo FM/Mediamax,” he annouced.

He expressed gratitude to his coworkers at Emoo FM, where he was also the Head of Radio.

“It has been both challenging and exciting. To my media max staff, I wish you all great things, I may no longer be able to call you my colleagues or my fans listeners but I leave with friends, memories, and lessons learned from each of you.

“It’s been a pleasure getting to know and working with you during my time in the media.To Emoo FM and Mediamax teams, I never thought this day would come, but here we are! It was an honor to work in this company and get to know each one of you,” he stated.

Adding:

“Thank you for all your love and support. I’ll never forget you.I want to express my sincere appreciation to all the CEOs I have worked with for all the support and encouragement you have given me in my media career. Thanks for shaping me into what I am today. It’s a pleasure to have been a part of your great companies.”

Quitting Kass FM

The presenter quit Kass FM following his crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2012.

Speaking to the Standard in 2016, Sang disclosed that he quit his job at Kass FM after “trips to The Hague became too frequent”.

“It has been very difficult to work while the case is on. You can imagine, if I applied for a job while the matter was pending before the ICC, how would the employer evaluate my situation?

“Even co-workers would be uncomfortable. That is why I resigned from my former job at Kass FM. I love my broadcasting job so much that after ICC, I would not hesitate to take it up again,” he explained at the time.

Popular in the Rift Valley before the 2007 post-election violence, Sang ran a hugely successful show dubbed Lenee Emet (what is going on in the nation).

A show that resulted in the Hague-based court naming Sang as a person of interest over the 2007 post-election violence. Other ICC suspects were Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Henry Kosgey, Francis Muthaura, and Mohammed Hussein Ali .

Charges against Sang were confirmed in January 2012 and the trial opened in September 2013 but was acquitted in 2016 due to lack of sufficient evidence.

“I am just delighted that I have my freedom that I have been longing for the last six or seven years. God has seen us through today. I am so happy. That is what matters,” Sang said wiping tears from his eyes.I want to thank God, I want to thank my lawyers led by Counsel Kigen, they have done a wonderful job,” said Sang.