Kenya Gives CNN A Hard Tackle After Hotbed Of Terror Slur

Kenya has cut ties with Cable News Network (CNN) following a slur that aimed to portray the country as one of the most insecure places in the world.

The country has suspended a multi-million shilling marketing communication deal with the American media house in the latest sign of an escalating row over a recent terrorism slur.

CNN referred to Kenya as a hotbed of terror on the day that US President Barack Obama left America for Kenya as the first ever US President to visit the country.

Kenya sought an apology from the media house but it was clear that it was not forthcoming.

The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), a State agency that markets the country’s attractions, said the move was necessary to avoid backlash from Kenyans angered by the “misrepresentation on the country’s security status”, reports Business Daily.

KTB CEO Ndegwa Muriithi is quoted as saying, “Some narrative adverts were already running on CNN as we planned launch of above-the-line TV campaigns with them but we suspended all of that.”

The slur by CNN greatly angered Kenyans who took to twitter to roast it, attracting the attention of the world.

The hash tag #SomeoneTellCNN greatly trended.