BIG DRAMA AS NEWS PRESENTER DEMANDS SALARY ON LIVE TV

Drama as News Presenter Demands His Salary on Live TV, Sparks Reactions, Company Issues Statement 12 minutes ago by  Nurudeen Lawal A Zambian news presenter Kabinda Kalimina shocked the viewers when he said staff at KBN TV had not been paid live on-air Kalimina had started the bulletin with a recap of stories before pausing abruptly to demand that he and his colleagues be paid The TV station, KBN TV, has, however, issued a statement condemning Kalimina's action and claiming he was 'drunk' PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates! Zambia - Kabinda Kalimina, a Zambian broadcast journalist caused a stir during a KBN TV news programme when he said staff of the media company had not received their salaries and insisted they "must be paid". Daily Mail reported that Kalimina had started the show as normal and was giving a roundup of the top stories when he suddenly stopped to make the complaint live on-air. A Zambian news presenter Kalimina Kabinda demands his unpaid salary during a live news broadcast. Photo credit: Kalimina Kabinda Source: Facebook Speaking to the camera, he said in a Facebook video sighted by Legit.ng: READ ALSO Sweet moment bishop can't keep still as men beat talking drums for him, he stands up and dances in viral video "Away from the news, ladies and gentleman, we are human beings. We have to get paid. "Unfortunately, on KBN we haven't been paid... Sharon and everyone else haven't been paid, including myself. We have to get paid." Kalimina was then cut off by the station and the producers quickly began the opening trailer again. ADVERTISING KBN TV issues statement Meanwhile, Kalimina has been condemned by KBN TV, describing his actions as a 'One-Night stunt of Fame' as they urged members to treat the interruption with 'the contempt it deserves. The TV station said Kalimina had exhibited "drunken behaviour". The company in a statement sighted by Legit.ng said it would investigate how a "drunken part-time presenter found himself on air unabated". Kalimina reacts However, Kalimina has since refuted their claims that he was drunk. In a Facebook post, he questioned how he could have been under the influence when he had presented three other shows before the news bulletin. READ ALSO A gentleman will never kiss and tell: Praise reacts to Ka3na’s revelation that they got intimate Reactions trail KBN TV's statement Many Facebook users have been reacting to the statement issued by the TV news media. Here is a few of the comments: Bernard Phiri said: ADVERTISING "Your statement is inadequate. You have not addressed the root cause of what gave rise to the unfortunate incident. I urge you to pay your employees on time to avoid such embarrassments. "Whether or not the newscaster was drunk and a part time employee is irrelevant just pay on time. You have to update the workers about the delay in pay not just sitting ndwii with no communication of any kind kwati bana benu." Read more: https://www.legit.ng/1421849-drama-news-presenter-demands-his-salary-live-tv-sparks-reactions-company-issues-statement.html