Rumour has it that SK Macharia has gone shopping for a chopper. The media mogul is reported by Jackal News to have departed for the United states on Monday together with part of his family to identify the perfect helicopter for his media empire. Some months ago the star newspaper, on its corridors segment had reported that one media station was planning to purchase two choppers in anticipation of the election year.

The chopper, reported to be worth about 250 million will put Citizen TV miles ahead of the pack. Jackal news reports that SK macharia wants to set election reporting standards in Africa. It is also reported that the media mogul has cut down on the Hague coverage budget to finance this new venture.