RMS Issues New Tough Laws To Staff Working With Churches & Ad Companies

Royal Media Services has barred their media personalities from working with ad agencies or doing promotions for several entities.

In a memo seen by NairobiLeo.co.ke, RMS Managing Director Wachira Waruru noted that the use of some of the talents at the media house is affecting the business.

Media personalities who have in the past been working with brands due to their influence and a huge following on social media have now been barred from doing such advertisements.

"Staff are prohibited against taking part in the following: a) advertising for faith, religion or equivalent systems of belief b) advertising for alcohol products, c) advertising for political parties and/or their candidates," the Memo read.

Additionally, they have been barred from working as corporate Master of Ceremony, host, panellist or contributor and they can't also work with the government advertising agencies or do adverts for the government.

The Memo further warned RMS workers against doing any advertisements or working on controversial ads.

RMS employees were directed to cease from such partnerships and if it is a must they will put forth a request that will be approved by their respective department's directors.

"Staff and regular TV/Radio presenters and artists must not appear in any advertisement on their show or on their programme. Any advertising that features a programme presenter or regular TV/Radio artist should be clearly separated from their programmes," it added.

This comes after reports emerged intimating that Hot 96 radio show host and comedian Herman Gakobo Kago alias Prof Hamo left the Royal Media Services (RMS) owned station.

A source at the media house intimated to our news desk that the comedian left the radio station about a week ago.