Harmonize, a Tanzanian bongo star, is being held at the Kileleshwa police station, just one day after headlining the Afrika Moja Concert at the KICC.
Harmonize was apprehended after failing to make several scattered appearances at various Nairobi clubs, according to reports. Harmonize was supposed to leave the country on Sunday.
Kenyan comedian Eric Omondi has also been linked to the brewing scandal, with allegations that he took money from bar owners in exchange for the star’s appearance at their establishments.
Citizen Digital has learned that a former Nairobi Governor-cum-club-owner paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Tanzanian sensation to perform at one of his venues.
“I paid Ksh.450,000 to Melamani Limited for harmonize to come to the club for a party and to be with the fans for one and a half hours, but when he came he only stayed for not more than five minutes,”
“This angered the fans who wanted to beat him up but I protected him, I want be refunded the amount I spent,”
“Kenyans have to understand the difference between a club appearance, or technical appearance, or a meet-and-greet and an after-party. They are not like a concert,” the comedian was quoted as saying.
The promoter who brought Harmonize to the country, Melamani Limited, downplayed the claims of arrest, telling the media that the artist had been taken to the police station for his “own security.”
According to reports, the promoter was unaware of the club appearances because the ‘kwangwaru’ hitmaker was only told that he would perform at the KICC.
According to Jor Barsil, a director at Captain’s Lounge in Sabaki, ‘Konde Boy’ was supposed to perform for one and a half hours but only did five minutes.
“The artist is just there to chill and enjoy himself, nothing much. He wasn’t supposed to perform, Harmonize was coming to perform at KICC, they shouldn’t have expected him to perform,”
Harmonize appeared at the club for a brief moment before disappearing, and chaos ensued.
The majority of those present had paid upwards of Ksh.5,000 for VVIP tickets to an event billed as “Freaky Friday with Harmonize Live, hosted by Eric Omondi.”
