Presenters holding an evening show at Mwinjoyo Fm, a gospel radio station, located at Kirima Top in Menengai, were rudely interrupted by gun-wielding thugs who brought the show to a standstill.

One of the presenters, John (not his real name), who spoke to Mtaa Wangu on condition of anonymity, noted that the traumatizing ordeal lasted about 30 minutes.

"There were eight of us in the studio for the Thursday Kigosho show (praise show), which runs from 8pm to 12am. As we were winding up the show, four intruders showed up at the studio and took over, ordering use to lie on the ground," he narrates.

He notes that, six of the eight were the Kigosho team and two were individuals who resided in the building where the studio is.

In the video seen by Mtaa Wangu, the attackers who stormed the station with their faces wrapped in bandanas to conceal their identity, were armed with rifles and pangas, leaving the presenter perplexed.

From the video, you can hear one of the thugs saying “zima hiyo kitu. Zima haraka. (Switch that thing off. Switch it off quickly),” addressing the presenters to either go off air or stop the live recording as they were doing while the show was on.

They further order the presenters in the studio to lie on the ground.

The presenters comply and all get on the floor. Not satisfied with it, a man wielding a gun attacks one of the people in the studio.

“Nini unafanya wewe? (What are you up to) threatens the robber before he starts kicking the person lying on the floor.

According to John, the colleague who was attacked was trying to reach out for his phone to call for help, when the thugs saw him and started kicking him.

Noticing the that studio had CCTV surveillance, the thugs then make inquiries of where the CCTV was. They could be heard asking “CCTV ziko wapi” (where are the CCTV) and a gentleman in the studio responds by saying he is not aware of exactly where they are.

Throughout the video, one of the robbers is stationed at the door, looking out for the on comers.

The video comes to an end after one of the robbers notices that the presenters were streaming live on Facebook. “Zima hiyo kitu. Si naona hapo mko Facebook live” (Switch that thing off. I can see you are on Facebook live) said a robber armed holding a panga.

" After the Live streaming was cut, the robber demanded for money from all those present and also took our phones,” John recalls.

He says the robbers made away with valuables including phones, an unknown amount of money that they collected from people at the studio and bags belonging to the guests.

He then confirms to us that, no studio equipment was stolen, although the CCTV camera was vandalized by the robbers.

"Seeing those men at the studio placed us in a state of terror. We have since reported the attack at the Kiugoine police station in Kiamaina and the issue is now with the police," John adds.

On Saturday morning, John and his colleagues met with the DCI at Kiugoine police station to receive a brief on the proceedings of the investigation.

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