ved . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁M uri ith i ▁received ▁an ▁award ▁from ▁Ken ya ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁for ▁what ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC ▁term ed ▁" his ▁professional ▁support ▁and ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁Emb ass y ". ▁It ▁was ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁Georgia ▁World ▁Congress ▁Center ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia ▁by ▁HE . ▁Peter ▁Og ego , ▁Amb assador ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁M uri ith i ▁decl ined ▁a ▁job ▁offer ▁as ▁a ▁new sc aster ▁on ▁the ▁government - run ▁Ken ya ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁on ▁principle . ▁In ▁a ▁newspaper ▁interview ▁carried ▁by ▁The ▁Standard , ▁a ▁leading ▁Ken yan ▁daily , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁journalist ▁said ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁news ▁anchor ▁ow ing ▁to ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁media ▁house ▁was ▁carrying ▁out ▁its ▁business . ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁mouth ▁piece ▁for ▁President ▁Daniel ▁A rap ▁Mo i ▁and ▁his ▁cron ies ▁and ▁much ▁as ▁I ▁would ▁love ▁to ▁serve ▁my ▁country ▁in ▁that ▁respect , ▁my ▁conscience ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁me ", ▁he ▁told ▁The ▁Standard ▁New sp aper . ▁In ▁opinion ▁pieces ▁carried ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁d ail ies ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁he