For a country that has gone a long way in ensuring that gender violence is eliminated, it would have reflected negatively on our gains to allow Olomide to continue with his Bomas of Kenya concert. After landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a much-publicised concert, Olomide was captured on camera kicking one of his dancers, forcing her to run fearfully away from him. Updated Mon, July 25th 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3NAIROBI: Soukous music maestro Koffi Olomide ran afoul of the Kenyan government last Friday. Those who are familiar with Olomide say he has a violent streak that has landed him in trouble on several occasions. Indeed, it would have like dismissing our painstaking efforts to treat women with dignity as equal members of society.

Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2016 18:23 UTC