Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya on Monday made a special appeal to Interior CS Fred Matiang'i over Congolese musician Koffi Olomide's entrance into the country.
Speaking to a local radio station Mulembe FM, Oparanya urged the CS to allow the musician into the country as he is set to perform at Kakamega's Bukhungu Stadium.
"Our people love Koffi Olomide’s music and it will be very exciting if he will be allowed to come and perform at Bukhungu to entertain guests attending the devolution conference,” he expressed.
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The County boss also asked Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa to raise the issue with the local authorities in charge.
He further stated that the promoters were making efforts to ensure that Olomide performs at the conference despite his pending visa problem.
"The promoters are handling the issue of Mr Olomide's visa to enable him to travel to Kenya. I hope he (Kofi) will make it to Kakamega in time to perform at the Devolution Conference,” exclaimed Mr Oparanya.
However, the Ministry of Interior Spokesman Mwenda Njoka asserted that the organisers of the trip were required to appeal for a lifting of the ban on the musician.
“Please, talk to the organisers and the Koffi team and ask them if they got the ban lifted. The onus is on Koffi Olomide to apply for the lifting of the ban and not the government,” Mr Njoka noted.
The musician was deported from Kenya in July 2016 following an incident at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in which he was accused of assaulting one of his female dancers.
Mr Olomide was arrested and deported with three of his band members aboard a Kenya Airways flight to Kinshasa as he attempted to clear himself over allegations of the assault.
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