Citizen TV has cancelled a show named Shamba La Wanyama from airing on its television platform after its pilot episode.
The Show which premiered on Sunday, February 4 was cancelled today after its pilot episode aired over unknown reasons.
Serah Mwihaki, the show's script writer, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), mentioned that the show had been barred from running on Citizen Television.
However, she confirmed that all episodes of the show were still available on ViuSasa, Citizen TV’s Video On Demand Platform.
Serah also left Kenyans to speculate on why the show was cancelled without offering any specific reason citing “Want to know why? Head on to ViuSasa and watch it then make your conclusions.
“I think it’s an important story. Some powerful people think it shouldn’t be told. I say follow the money, who’s likely to lose money if many people watch Shamba and question what’s happening,” defended Serah.
Citizen TV, however, has yet to speak on the show’s cancellation and has not announced it through their official communication channels.
Following the show's cancellation, there has been uproar by a section of Kenyans with some alleging that the show mocked the church.
The show whose storyline is based on the Novel, The Animal Farm, by George Orwell showcases a prosperity gospel businessman disguised as a church leader.
“John Karanja alias Prophet Reverend Apostle King David (likened to Farmer Jones in Animal Farm) is a charismatic prosperity gospel businessman; he’s in the business of selling hope to the hopeless.
“Every time the economy is on its knees, he has an influx of new congregants. This year his church – the Tumaini Tabernacle of Glory for The Oppressed – has opened five new branches. He’s a busy man. He has groomed his sons to take over in the future…but the future has arrived faster than he expected,” explained Sinema Focus while reviewing the show's plot.
Speaking in an interview by the channel conducted by Lilian Muli, to drum up support for the show Serah Mwihaki, the script writer had noted that the storyline was also inspired by a personal experience, where her mother sought help from religious leaders shunning scientific medicine.
