National Super Alliance (NASA) Chief Strategist David Ndii on Saturday announced his new job as a columnist with East African Review publication.
Posting on his Twitter, Ndii exclaimed: "My erstwhile Saturday Nation column will be appearing here," while captioning his new article on that site.
Ndii, who is also the Opposition political and economic strategist, had been penning down a weekly column every Saturday for the past four years with Nation Media Group(NMG).
My erstwhile Saturday Nation column will be appearing here.
Highway Robbers and Sex Toys:Plunder by the Numbers https://t.co/LncLg5m34d— David Ndii (@DavidNdii) March 31, 2018
However, in February 2018, reports indicated that Saturday Nation editors were instructed by their Editor-in-chief Tom Mshindi to ask Ndii to cease writing the weekend column.
Ndii, who is claimed to have been hired by Dennis Galava - former managing Saturday Nation editor, was fired after he wrote an editorial criticising the poor performance of President Uhuru Kenyatta's government.
Most of Ndii's writings in the newspaper have stirred public debate especially Kenya is a cruel marriage, it's time we talk divorce, through which he put forward the issue of secession for discussion.
"When people find that they cannot live together they part company. Kenya is, for the most part, an abusive relationship. It is about time we start talking about ending it. This ought not to be a difficult conversation," he wrote.
In his last piece with his former employer, Why IMF, CBK haven't been telling Kenyans the truth about our debt, Ndii accused the two bodies of fabricating figures about Kenya's revenues, expenditure, and debt.
"The bankers are mixing up their stocks and flows. It is like taking an overdraft, putting it in a fixed deposit, and then your banker assures your creditors that they don’t have to worry about your cash flow since you have a strong liquidity position,” he drafted.
The termination of his contract came barely a month after the Aga Khan-owned media group advertised positions for columnists and contributors to its various platforms.
On March 27, eight independent columnists announced their resignation from Nation Media Group (NMG)-owned newspaper Daily Nation.
The columnists quit over what they termed a worrying trend where the Executive arm of government has great influence over who works for and contributes to the Daily.
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