NTV's
TV show Mali, is facing imminent cancellation following a combination of
wrangles and under-performance. The actors went on a break in June, expecting
to resume shooting this December. By now, they should have received new
contracts, but that has not been forthcoming and signs are they will not be
handed any.
Some
actors have quit the production citing varied reasons. Tony Maina, who plays
Mali CEO, is one of them. He said "There was a lot of belittlement and
turning noses up at actors, which was demoralizing and
counter-productive. This, I felt was not right given that they were sacrificing
a lot for the show both both fiscally and emotionally. Due to issues to do with
alignment of perceptions and expectations, I felt that perhaps I may have given
all I could under the circumstances. And since nothing was working, I decided
to leave during the break because these differences with production were
beginning to become serious."
Alison
Ngibuini, the show's producer, has also come under attack for her continued
threats to the actors. She is said to have severally threatened to fire all her
actors, leaving only the main cast. This she did repeatedly especially when the
actors made demands for better pay.
