Koffi Olomide arrested, questioned by Congo police
Renowned Congolese musician Koffi Olomide (left) on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Friday 22, 2016. Police arrested the rhumba star in his home town of Kinshasa on July 26, 2016. PHOTO | COURTESY
Olomide’s troubles have extended across borders after the Agricultural and Commercial Society of Zambia bowed down to public pressure and cancelled his planned shows in Lusaka.
A Zambian group said the "disappointing" incident in Kenya was behind its decision to ban the 60-year-old musician, who rivals the recording prowess of the legendary Franco (Luambo Luanzo Makiadi), the legend of Congolese music who died in 1989, but one with an explosive career characterized by violence.
Congolese musician Koffi Olomide has been arrested and questioned in his home town of Kinshasa, adding to the woes of the famed singer who was deported from Kenya for kicking one of his dancers.
“May the righteousness of man be just and fair,” Olomide, one of Africa’s most celebrated musicians, updated in his Facebook page moments after his arrest.
