Celebrated Citizen TV Presenter Swaleh Mdoe has come out to issue an update on his health status following a food poisoning incident at Royal Media Services (RMS).
RMS management had on December 27, 2022, issued a statement confirming that one of its staff members had died after the suspected food poisoning incident.
In the statement, the company’s managing Director Wachira Waruru also indicated that a number of staff members had been hospitalized.
“We are deeply shocked and saddened to inform the public that one staff member has unfortunately succumbed to the illness attributed to the suspected food poisoning,” Waruru said in the statement.
“Several staffers have also been hospitalized for the suspected poisoning,” he added.
With speculations on who might have been affected by the incident, Swaleh Mdoe took to his Twitter handle on December 28, 2022, to confirm that he was ok.
Quick recovery
He also sent out a message of condolence to the deceased and wished quick recovery to those still hospitalized.
“Let me take this opportunity to thank all my friends, relatives and fans who called me to find out about my condition following the food poisoning incident at my workplace. I am ok. My condolences to the deceased colleague and quick recovery to others who are hospitalized,” Mdoe tweeted.
Let me take this opportunity to thank all my friends, relatives and fans who called me to find out about my condition following the food poisoning incident at my work place. I am ok. My condolences to the deceased colleague and quick recovery to others who are hospitalised.
— swaleh mdoe (@swalehmdoe) December 28, 2022
According to RMS management, they are still investigating the incident. It says it had engaged a private food catering company to provide meals for staff working during the Christmas shift – food that is suspected to be the cause of the incident that affected a significant number of their staff.
“On Boxing Day December 26 2022, some of the staff complained of severe stomach pains after consuming meals served within the premises of the company,” noted the statement.
Royal Media Services is one of the largest media houses in Kenya. It is home to some of the most popular television and radio channels.
RMS has 3 TV stations (Citizen TV, InooroTV and Ramogi TV), 14 radio stations, twelve of which are vernacular to cater to the diverse cultures in the region and a Video on the Demands platform (Viusasa).
