Mediamax to Declare Employees Redundant Amid Strategic Restructuring
The company plans to evaluate all operations and staffing levels to determine areas of duplication and inefficiency. The exercise will include realigning operations, consolidating roles, and ultimately declaring some positions redundant.
Mediamax Network Limited internal memo dated July 14, 2025, and signed by Chief Executive Officer Ken Ngaruiya, seen by hubzmedia.africa.
By Robert Assad
Mediamax Network Limited has announced plans to declare a number of employees redundant as part of an ongoing strategic restructuring and reorganization exercise aimed at enhancing operational efficiency.
In an internal memo dated July 14, 2025, and signed by Chief Executive Officer Ken Ngaruiya, the media company stated that the move is necessary to respond to evolving market dynamics such as digital transformation, client needs, and regulatory challenges affecting the media industry in Kenya.
“The restructuring has been driven by challenges in the macro business environment, rapid digital advancement, and a significant reduction in business volumes,” the memo reads.
Mediamax cited multiple issues contributing to the decision, including a declining client base, delays in the disbursement of advertising funds from both the National and County Governments, and what it described as “punitive regulations” introduced by the Government of Kenya.
The company plans to evaluate all operations and staffing levels to determine areas of duplication and inefficiency. The exercise will include realigning operations, consolidating roles, and ultimately declaring some positions redundant.
The notice of intention to declare employees redundant becomes effective on July 15, 2025, and will remain in effect until August 15, 2025. During this one-month period, the company says it will attempt to redeploy affected staff into available roles that match their skills and qualifications.
Employees whose positions are declared redundant will receive terminal dues in line with their contracts and Kenya’s Employment Act, 2007. These include:Salary for days worked up to the date of termination.
Salary in lieu of notice
Leave accrued but not takenSeverance pay at 15 days per completed year of serviceAny money owed to the company will be deducted.
Mediamax promised that all measures taken will comply fully with Section 40 of the Employment Act, and assured that further information and support mechanisms will be communicated in due course.
The communication has also been copied to the County Labour Office, fulfilling a key statutory requirement in redundancy procedures.Mediamax Network Ltd is one of Kenya’s leading media houses and owns multiple media brands including K24 TV, Kameme FM, Msenangu FM, Mayian FM, and Milele FM.The news has sent shockwaves across the local media industry, with employees and stakeholders now waiting for the final list of affected roles.
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