Koffi Olomide deported from Kenya after kicking a woman

Congolese musician Koffi Olomide has been deported to Kinshasa, DR Congo following his Friday morning altercation at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Olomide was on Friday morning filmed attacking one of his female dancers at the airport – an incident that led to his arrest at Royal Media Services following a live TV interview where he denied assaulting his dancer.

Olomide was expected to headline a show at the Bomas of Kenya on Saturday.

The deportation comes just hours after Nairobi Police Boss Japheth Koome said police have launched an investigation into the incident.

On Friday night, Gender Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki called for the immediate deportation of the Congolese artist over the incident.

“Kenya does not condone dehumanizing acts against women. We hope that this action will be a lesson to him and others of his ilk that gender based violence will not be tolerated and all who engage in such archaic behavior will face the full force of the law regardless of their economic stature and economic standing,” Kariuki’s statement read.

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