Radio Rahma station staff are a suffering lot following a five-month salary delay.

According to a source, most of the demoralised employees from Editorial, management, and other departments are crying for justice due to the unbearable condition.

The media house which broadcasts in pure Swahili targeting the expansive coast audience has been struggling from what is believed to be shrinking revenue streams.

For the past few weeks, the station programmes have remained on automation while the demoralized staff opting to stay off air in protest.

The situation has caught staunch listeners in shock and some of them have even started physically making their way to the station premises to seek answers.

Some of the angered listeners are said to be unhappy with how the station has lately been operating with no live calls during programs.

Some of the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of victimization say only the news desk has been operating.

"We have not been paid since July,2022, the staff who are hardworking have opted to staying at home thus affecting normal programming, we have tried to reach the management but there is no communication,".

The station is said to be owned by a prominent politician in Mombasa.

"We are asking for payment so that we can provide for our families, it's humiliating to stay in the city without a pay, some of us are now living under the mercy of family members, others have been locked out of their houses for lack of rent,"  said the source.

Broadcast media has faced tough times as competition grows and emerging digital channels.