BBC employee Sharon Macharia says that she was forced to put on wigs and weaves before she could appear on screens.
She says that the TV directors disliked her Afro style and usually preferred the man made hair styles
When I worked at a local TV station, I was told I couldn’t present the news in my Afro coz it was “inappropriate” I had to wear weaves basically. Well now, I’m presenting a show on @BBCAfrica, wearing my AFRO in all its “inappropriate” glory. #TheSheWord @CiruMuriuki.” she said on social media.
Ciru Muriuki, another BBC employee agreed with sentiments that rhymed with Sharon’s
“I was asked to cut my locs by a boss. I didn’t. Opportunities continued to pass me by at that station. I finally left and now I work at the BBC with my four-year-old UNCUT locs,” Ciru wrote and when a fan asked her if K24 was the station in question she replied with “K24 took a chance on me and I’ll be forever grateful to them.”
