Mashirima Kapombe narrates how male employee mishandled her

 Mashirima Kapombe [Photo: Courtesy]

Citizen TV news anchor Mashirima Kapombe has bashed a local cinema's management for mistreating her during the weekend. 

Taking to social media, the Citizen TV news presenter narrated how a male employee at Panari Anga Sky Cinema located in Panari Hotel on Sunday 19th abused her.

"I've always thought of myself as brave, fearless. I would be saddened by stories of women assaulted by men in broad daylight as others watched and some filmed," Said the Kiswahili anchor on Twitter. 

"Yesterday, that happened to me. At Panari Anga sky cinema."

According to Kapombe, she had to call the hotel's manager who took over the case and finally helped her. Anga Sky Cinema went on to apologize with a complimentary movie ticket for their mess up.

"I reported and the manager on duty took over the case," she said. 

"It felt a little better knowing there was somewhere, someone I could run to. But, the look on the man's face even as the manager stepped in reminded me of how many remain silent because they would rather walk away and put it all behind them. I reported. Then walked away."

She urged other women who are suffering in silence to speak up instead of leaving such men walk scot-free.

She said that the event traumatized and took away her confidence. 

"I don't feel so fearless. I don't feel brave," she said. "This morning, the trauma from the experience is still fresh.

"The manager, Edna apologized for the conduct of their employee and that of the Cinema attendant who didn't take action when we first reported to him. She even offered a complimentary movie to make up. The reality is, the great experiences I had previously at Panari ended yesterday,” she added.

She was unreachable for comment by the time of going to press.