Citizen TV investigative journalist Purity Mwambia clarifies reports of being abandoned in US
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Purity Mwambia says she's still carrying on with her career in total support of her employer, Citizen TV
Purity Mwambia says she’s still carrying on with her career in total support of her employer, Citizen TV.
Purity Mwambia, an investigative journalist with Citizen Television, has clarified earlier allegations of abandonment while living in exile in the US.
Mwambia stated in a statement on Saturday that she is still pursuing her profession in full backing of her employer.
“On Tuesday, I made remarks at a State Department forum in Washington DC narrating my experiences with a human rights group; experiences very well known to that group,” she said.
“Just note, I continue carrying my career cross proudly with the total support of my employer back home,” Mwambia added.
The clarification by the station came hours after the journalist opened up for the first time on her whereabouts and living conditions in exile.
While speaking at a US State Department event on May 30, the Citizen TV journalist narrated her challenges, having been in exile for two years.
She noted that the organization that took her to the US dropped her during her stay abroad. Notably, she did not indicate whether the organization that took her to the US was Citizen TV or another entity.
“Personally, I was brought here by an organization, and they dropped me. I am on the verge of being homeless because I don’t know what to do next.
In addition, Citizen TV also denied reports that it had abandoned investigative journalist.
A source at the station maintained that the award-winning journalist was still part of the team at Royal Media Services (RMS).
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Mwambia went into exile in 2021 after doing the Guns Galore expose for Citizen Television.
Her investigative journalism work exposed corrupt police officers who gave their guns, uniforms, and handcuffs to criminals to commit crimes in return for a cut.
Following the expose, senior police officers assassinated her character, and she became a target for various government security agencies.
She left Kenya, only to resurface in America on May 30, 2023.
Her appearance comes months after Kenyans questioned whether she was safe – and why the radio silence.
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