CELEBRATED TV HOST JEFF KOINANGE ALLEGEDLY ROBBED AT GUNPOINT (DETAILS)

Celebrated TV host Jeff Koinange escaped unharmed when armed robbers attacked and robbed his home in Kitisuri on Thursday, April 28, at around 2 a.m.
According to reports, the robbers arrived at the journalist’s home through the back gate and shot into the air before gaining access into his house where they stole computers and electronics whose value is yet to be revealed.

Among the things they made away with is his iphone.
The robbers tied a guard who was manning the gate before gaining access to the compound. At the time, Jeff was upstairs.

The exact number of the thugs could not be established immediately but reports indicate it was a sizeable one.

Nairobi CID boss Ireri Kamwende arrived at Jeff’s house and said police have launched investigations to bring the culprits to book.

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Jeff is arguably one of the best TV show hosts in Kenya today. He worked with CNN before returning to the country to start his owoffThe Bench show on K24 before moving to KTN where he hosts the Jeff Koinange Live show.

Jeff majored in broadcast journalism at New York University after spending some time off the books. His work, that mostly focused on African affairs earned him a number of awards including: an Emmy for coverage of a devastating famine in Niger in 2005; Peabody award in 2005 as well; Prix Bayeux for war coverage in DRC in 2006; National Association of Black Journalists award and many more.

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At one point in 2015, Jeff’s show landed him in court when he was arrested for court contempt alongside his guest Tonny Gachoka and fined KSh2 million.

A Nairobi court issued warrants of arrest for the two on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, for disobeying a court order stopping them from discussing the conduct of Kwacha Group of Companies Limited in the media.

The company directors, Jimi Wanjigi and Mr Sani Mbui Wanjigi  complained to the court that Koinange and Gachoka ignored the orders issued on March 20 and went ahead to discuss Kwacha Group on the  Jeff Koinage Live show on April 1.