{"id":10339,"date":"2023-03-03T05:13:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T05:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=10339"},"modified":"2023-03-03T05:13:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T05:13:56","slug":"more-about-francis-gachuri-who-has-exited-rms-after-working-for-17years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=10339","title":{"rendered":"More about Francis Gach\u00fbri who has exited RMS after working for 17years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About Francis Gach\u00fbri <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francis Gachuri is among the most successful reporters in Kenya after persevering in the media industry to nail the art of breaking and developing stories for Kenyans.Gachuri once worked as a matatu tout after completing his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), to raise money for his college studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francis Gachuri was born on December 23, 1980 in Banana, Kiambu County, where he was raised before attaining the school-going age.He attended Kar\u00fbri Primary School for his early education before he transitioned to Senior Chief Koinange High School for his secondary studies.He then joined Moi University in 2001 and took a course in communications where he attained his degree in 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.Francis Gachuri is a renowned political journalist in Kenya and he started off his career at KBC in 2006 after graduating from Moi University in Eldoret.Gach\u00fbri worked for only one year at KBC and he couldn&#8217;t resist when Citizen came calling and he joined Royal Media Services in 2007.He joined the station as a reporter before he was promoted to senior reporter and ultimately the senior political affairs editor until March 1, 2023, when he resigned to head to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration as Head of Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gach\u00fbri the Journalist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francis Gach\u00fbri has interviewed senior political figures including former President Uhuru Kenyatta who told him that he knows him from watching him on TV hence there was no need for further introduction during the interview.He was also part of the News Gang team at Citizen TV that used to discuss current political affairs in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personal life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francis Gach\u00fbri is married and he currently has three children. His wedding took place in February 2009. It is rumoured that Gach\u00fbri schooled with his wife in high school although they didn&#8217;t date at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FB_IMG_1677820033770-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FB_IMG_1677820033770-1.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FB_IMG_1677820033770-1-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 715px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Francis Gach\u00fbri Francis Gachuri is among the most successful reporters in Kenya after persevering in the media industry to nail the art of breaking and developing stories for Kenyans.Gachuri once worked as a matatu tout after completing his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), to raise money for his college studies. 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