For the better part of Wednesday, Abel Mutua has been on the receiving end over sexual harassment claims while working at Royal Media Services.
For many years, the actor worked as a script writer for Tahidi High and was responsible for the programme’s story line and plots.
However, in an interview with the Mic Cheque Podcast, Mutua sparked mixed reactions after disclosing how he kissed actress Sarah Hassan on set.
He noted that through the filming season, Hassan was self preservative and chilled compared to other actresses, adding that he altered the script to include an intimate scene with her.
It was in the final episode of the show when Mutua claims that he kissed Hassan.
“The very second last scene of our episode, we kissed while filming a scene in the classroom,” Mutua said.
The claims sparked mixed reactions on social media with some siding with Mutua while others sympathised with actresses in the film industry.
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In 2019, Mutua disclosed why he quit his scriptwriting job on Tahidi High and Mother-in-Law which reportedly earned him Ksh 200,000 per month.
In an interview, he mentioned that a fatigue incident that led him to collapse in the shower pushed him out of the writing job.
Mutua said that he used to push himself so hard in order to create content for the two shows that were running weekly for three years without a break, denying himself a chance to rest.
In August 2012, he mentioned that he collapsed while taking a shower due to fatigue caused by writing scripts for 46 hours without getting sleep.
The incident forced the house girl to raise alarm, alerting neighbours who came in to help.
“Since I was pushing myself too hard, one afternoon in August, 2012 after a 46-hour writing stint, I locked my laptop after sending my script and I was to take a quick shower before resting. I collapsed in the shower for forty minutes and the house girl had to call for help since my wife was at work. I was hospitalized for two days due to fatigue
“Before I was discharged the nurse gave me a wake up call. She told me Abel, I know in your mind you think your colleagues won’t go on without you. The truth is you will collapse and die and after you are gone, the show will still go on and what will happen, people will just post their condolence messages and that’s it,” he said.
Following the incident, Mutua resigned from his position and went on to work on other projects that demanded minimal effort compared to writing scripts for Royal Media Services.
