Congolese singer Koffi Olomide has been deported from Kenya barely 24 hours after landing in the country.
Olomide who was scheduled for a concert today at the Bomas of Kenya was captured on video kicking one of his female dancers causing uproar on social media which led to his arrest on Friday night.
In the video that has since gone viral on social media, Olomide is seen kicking the dancer in the presence of police officers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on his arrival.
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His lawyer George Wajackoyah who confirmed the deportation says, ‘He has been deported. His plane is still on the runway. The police didn’t proffer any charges against him because there was no complainant. So they decided to whisk him away. I will be talking to my client later to see what action he is going to take for this inhuman treatment’.
Kenya’s Youth and Gender Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki in a signed statement called for his deportation describing his conduct as an insult to Kenyans and the constitution.
The 56 year old singer has a long history of violence. In 2008, he was accused of kicking and breaking the camera of a cameraman from DR Congo’s private RTGA television station.
He was also convicted in his home country in 2012, after assaulting Diego Lubaki, his producer.
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