The Agricultural and Commercial Society of Zambia has bowed down to public pressure and cancelled Congolese rhumba giant Koffi Olomide’ planned shows in Lusaka.
In a brief statement, Show Society President Ben Shoko said following the reported unfortunate incidence in Kenya concerning Koffi Olomide, the show Society of Zambia has decided to cancel his performances during this year’s Show.
Several Zambians took to social media to call for the cancellation of Koffi’s Lusaka concerts after he was deported from Kenya following a row over an incident in which he was captured the airport kicking one of his female dancers.
Earlier today, the Zambia Association of Musicians has condemned Koffi Olomide’s recent violent behaviour in Kenya, against one of his female dancers.
Association President Njoya Tembo said the Association is now calling for his contract for the shows scheduled to take place during this year’s Zambia Agriculture Commercial Show to be cancelled.
“Koffi has proved to be violent when musicians are generally peace ambassadors. In Zambia, he beat up one of his dancers and then a photojournalist, Mandela, at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel a year or two ago. Being an election year, Zambians shouldn’t be subjected to any form of violence. We have invested a lot in peace and that can’t be traded for anything – not for a concert,” Mr Tembo said.
He added, “With this background, Koffi must be allowed time to handle his anger and emotions in peace, at home, in Congo DR. It is sad that a person we consider as a senior musician and role model in the region has gone on rampage assaulting women with impunity. He has proved to be bad influence in the past as well as in the present.”
We therefore wish to applaud the Kenyan authorities for being uncompromising on Koffi’s behaviour, resulting in his deportation. We are confident that our relevant authorities will not allow him to come to Zambia, due to his emotional instability.”
Thats the way to go, Koffi Olomide is a thug, bully and a woman beater plain and simple. A real man will never attack a woman.
Are you sure, if that is the way to go, why is GBM roaming around freely like a wild dog in political jungle?
Are his relatives are allowed to forgive him even for criminal charges in exchange for money and new cars?
Do we follow Arabian law of blood money and honor killing?
If Koffi is a thug, GBM is a GBV Thug!
This is the only correct decision ,Edgar lungu has made since coming to power ,,,,, am sure mumbi phiri had a hand in it after that dance
I hope Zambian women will turn up enmasse to reject the head katubi and boxer GBM as Vice President of Zambia. Only an archaic nation will usher in a known violent man in such a high profile office. HH appointment of GBM also says a lot about his (HH) character. Ati Zambia forward with the same rubbi$h!
Kaya Belele, i agree with you GBM is also a thug who attacked his wife and many other people, he is still roaming the streets because the wife had to withdraw the case. In other countries GBM would never been appointed as a running mate.
Koffi is only fit to be a PF cadre, he can come and join them.
Well before you condemn GBM, who only beats BUT NOT KILLS, chagwa should be first on the chopping board of all WOMEN, he has KILLED A YOUNG GIRL & MOTHER, whose son is now an ORPHAN!!! Chagwa sanctioned PF thugs to UNDRESS A YOUNG GIRL FOR JUST WEARING UPND COLORS, YES WOMEN, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER MURDERERS BE SURE NOT TO, I say again, NOT TO VOTE FOR MURDERERS!!
Vote Zambia FORWARD!! VOTE WISELY 11/8/2016!! VOTE UPND!!
Abantu baya!!
#Chagwamustfall!! #PamaFikuyabebele!!
I thank you!!
NEXT TO BE BANNED GALU BYAYLA!
Excellent let Koffi kick himself now. To those attacking GBM please answer: A woman was stripped naked in front of Inonge Wing in front of police (with video evidence) she and you cadres never said a word. GBM apologised and reconciled with his wife long ago. Some of you big talkers are beating your wife tonight but quick to judge someone who has repented of their wrong.
What is the difference between Koffi and GBM who is here allowed to stand as Veep? Either we are hypocrites or do not know what we are doing.
GBM is really on your throat ayi. Excellent let Koffi kick himself now. To those attacking GBM please answer: A woman was stripped naked in front of Inonge Wing in front of police (with video evidence) she and you cadres never said a word. GBM apologised and reconciled with his wife long ago. Some of you big talkers are beating your wife tonight but quick to judge someone who has repented of their wrong. Has your walking mate repented watching a woman being stripped naked have you repented from the women you are battering?
Not sure if he is Koffi Olomide or GBM
There you have it …contract terminated and some blogger above stated in the previous article that it was not doable!!
But he still in country recording dununa with, Daddy crazy, JK and the PF musician Edgar removed from prison. State house infested with the Kaizer Zulu who beat up girls, and slapping officers.
GBM fight with wife, not beating up own female cadres like PF ‘ musicians.
Now we need to protest against the Chidumbo maliketi kapompa saladi – gbm. This chi Gbm is confirmed street fighter, beating marketeers, workers and the so called wife. Zambians we need 2 reject the party that adopted this *****. Lets be serious. How can we be ruled by this known violent kaponya? HH is a big full. How do u give us this chi kaponya as running mate??? Use.less Tonga party. Mwalibelela ukulusa bafi.kamba
THE SAME STANDARDS MUST BE APPLIED TO GBM. WHY ARE YOU EVEN LETTING GBM COME NEAR TO NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IF HE IS ALSO A DIS-RESPECTER OF WOMEN IN THE SAME WAY KOFI OLOMIDE DIS-RESPECTS WOMEN. IT IS DOUBLE-STANDARDS TO LET HH APPOINT GBM TO THE SECOND HIGHEST POSITION IN UPND THAT MIGHT TURN INTO SECOND HIGHEST NATIONAL POSITION. UTU MA NGO FIMO FIMO SHOULD NOT BE SELECTIVE IN DEALING WITH SUCH SITUATIONS. OTHERWISE, THEY ARE USELESS.
What’s the difference between gbm and koffi
Zambians will no longer accept studi.ty and criminality from Leadership, take heed HH and your wife beater VP GBM.
PF chaps, before you rush to codemn GBM who is NOT convicted, let us talk abou KANENE who is convicted and is closer to you. Why DO U ignore him?
@1.1 kuya belele,
Good stuff raised. The country cannot afford to join desperate amateur in-Chief Hichilema in his callous habit of honoring his GBV Chief. Doing so is desecrating the constitution, the living Bible and indeed senselessly spitting in the face of our most beautiful women. Instead of killing the spirit and self esteem of Girl child synonymous with all chauvinists, lets despise it and protect the girl child from these GBVs. Imagine we turned the other side of moral consciousness and joined HH in empowering GBV in his imaginary Government, how would we be honoring our obligation at the UN on women rights chair.
@ Abana Ba Mfumu
Do you know any Country which has as a President CONVICTED EMBEZZLER who is PARDONING CONVICTED RAPIST AND CHILD MOLESTER and then pays him with tax-payers money to sing praise for non existing achievements?
Jenz the story is about Koffi Olomide. Thank you.
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT GBM WHAT ABOUT KAIZER ZULU WHO BEAT UP A WOMAN AND EVEN BRAGGED THAT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM. GBM APOLOGIZED TO WIFE AND FAMILY AND THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE KAIZER IS STILL THREATENING PEOPLE AND PF FOOLS ARE NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MWAKULAKONKA NO MUNTHU UKWETE AMAFI AT PA BWATO UBUPUBA
Excellent Job. We don’t need misogynistic thugs in our country. He needs to learn how to respect and honor women. Let him keep his violent behavior in the DRC.
Why did you have to wait for the public to mount pressure for you to cancell.
Next is GBM coz and Koffi are same in terms of street fighting behavior. I wonder why hh of all pipo, decided to offer Zambia this known GBV id.iot as running mate. Abash Koffi abash GBM. hh kulusa nafuchi. hh U must be a chainama case 2 choose gbm as running mate coz only fuz can vote 4 gbm.
Mandingo
Your convicted fraudster president frees rapists and child molesters from prison then flies around with them camping…..hell his chief advisor kaiser zulu beats women at filling stations and discharges guns in public for no reason…..
Pure knee jerk reaction. Reacting over things that happened 2,000kms away….Alahh!! Where were you when he was allegedly involved in Zambian scuffles? Anyway, naiwe Koffi ulekula alah!! Ati 60 yrs yrs, you are doung stuff like that….
True….!! Let us deal with Kanene first……!!
I would like to commend all the Zambians that went on social media to call for the cancellation of this monster’s shows. I have been Koffi Olomide’s fan since he came onto the music scene. I do not respect men who assault our women folk. Gumu Gumu calls it disgusting.
The public should surely demand for the details of that clip. What Happened for the Man Koffi to react like that. I saw the clip, it was really crazy to watch him behave that way.
I am sure the reason that took him out of his mind should be very interesting.
Even Fat Albert should be banned from politics for the same reasons. So this is a lesson to all UPND supporters. Don’t vote for GBM as he is just like Koffi.
Or woman beater supporters…..lungu has pardoned rapists and women abusers from prison like kanene and supported them only for them to abuse again.
Don’t vote for him.
So we should rather vote for your walking mate who watched with police without lifting a finger while an innocent woman was being stripped naked in her view just because she wore UPND regalia. Mapenzi another woman was shot with live bullets in he head AND stomach while running away by a police under whose government. Then you want to come and jump up and down over someone who repented and reconciled with his wife whilst you continue doing he very things you are jumping up and down. STFU (shut the F up)
@Masau. I agree with you. Ban him and also that other chap who chewed clients money long long ago and has lived happily thereafter.
For sure who can vote for gbm?? Only Tongas as they are desperate for their fellow Tonga hh. Otherwise the rest of Zambia its Dununa Reverse. No vote for violent kaponya gbm. Imagine what type of government it can be having gbm as veep??? Gbm shud not be allowed anywhere near state house
Iwe spell check , point of correction, mapenzi was slaughtered by her fellow cadres sent by HH as a sacrifice. I can see HH losing again cos cadres don’t listen, HH wanted 3 but managed 1 hence failure again to HH.
And Inonge Wina watched while a woman was undressed, has she apologised for this!
This Id.iot so called Koffi should never ever be allowed to come and perform in Zambia. There are many other Zambian and Foreign musicians who fulfil our people’s music tastes other than mother fu.cker Koffi.
Let Koffi keep his stu.pidity and fool.ishness in the Congolese Bush where they have no laws!
Why aren’t all these organisations talking about GBM? The man beat up his wife and said that was the way to show love. He is busy campaigning to become VP of Zambia. Its time to protest against him as well. We need a social media movement on this issue – No wife abusers in government!!!!
Myzambia, WHAT WE DON’T NEED IN GOVT & ESPECIALLY AT STATEHOUSE, ARE MURDERERES!!!
So before you condemn GBM, who only beats BUT NOT KILLS, chagwa should be first on the chopping board of all WOMEN, he has KILLED A YOUNG GIRL & MOTHER, whose son is now an ORPHAN!!! Chagwa sanctioned PF thugs to UNDRESS A YOUNG GIRL FOR JUST WEARING UPND COLORS, YES WOMEN, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER MURDERERS BE SURE NOT TO, I say again, NOT TO VOTE FOR MURDERERS!!
Vote Zambia FORWARD!! VOTE WISELY 11/8/2016!! VOTE UPND!!
Abantu baya!!
#Chagwamustfall!! #PamaFikuyabebele!!
I thank you!!
Gbm must also be arrested. He is no different from Koffi. Upnd is a joker party. Seriously how do u present a known violent fighter and insulter as running mate?? Is hh normal or mad?? This gbm will surely de campaign hh. But hh must be stu.pid to get married to gbm. ECL must be smiling. Easy election. I just cant vote 4 gbm never
@5.2 SINCE WHEN DID HH SUCCESSFULLY CAMPAIGN FOR A POSITION FOR YOU TO SAY, “This gbm will surely de campaign hh.”. I MEAN SINCE WHEN DID HH WIN A POSITION AFTER CAMPAIGNING. HH HAS NEVER WON ANY RACE IN POLITICS. SO, WITH ORWITHOUT GBM, HH IS A PRODUCTION LINE REJECT AND GBM WILL ONLY ENHANCE HH’s REJECTION THIS TIME AROUND. IN FACT GBM AND HH ARE VERY SIMILAR IN BEHAVIOUR. IT TRUE BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHERS SLEEP TOGETHER.
Myzambia, WHAT WE DON’T NEED IN GOVT & ESPECIALLY AT STATEHOUSE, ARE MURDERERES!!!
So before you condemn GBM, who only beats BUT NOT KILLS, chagwa should be first on the chopping board of all WOMEN, he has KILLED A YOUNG GIRL & MOTHER, whose son is now an ORPHAN!!! Chagwa sanctioned PF thugs to UNDRESS A YOUNG GIRL FOR JUST WEARING UPND COLORS, YES WOMEN, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER MURDERERS BE SURE NOT TO, I say again, NOT TO VOTE FOR MURDERERS!!
Vote Zambia FORWARD!! VOTE WISELY 11/8/2016!! VOTE UPND!!
Abantu baya!!
#Chagwamustfall!! #PamaFikuyabebele!!
I thank you!!
@Katondo Boys – differentiate between fact and fiction. GBM beat up his wife, admitted to it, and said that is how to show love. This is all fact. This is why we can protest against him. Where and when did you see ECL point a gun at the girl and kill her?? Can you show us this evidence. Can you prove this fiction of yours. We will be happy to denigrate him as well. But as it is, its only your imaginary mind that is creating a situation that never occurred. That girl was in a crowd -whether it was the Police or a UPND cadre that shot her is still not known. ECL was nowhere near that place. The same goes to the cadre undressed. Did you see ECL personally go and undress the girl? NOOO. But for GBM, he was present, facing his wife, slapped and beat her. That is fact. So please bring…
@Katondo Boys – More over, If you think it is right for a self confessed wife abuser to be running State affairs, then that is your prerogative. No one is forcing you to vote against your wishes.
@Katondo Boys – So please bring arguments that make sense here, not sensationalism.
@MyZambia
A commander with power to control crime has turned a blind eye to atrocities like striping and murdering a woman. But then again the head of state is a criminal who stole money from a poor woman. This is fact and it will not go away and it explains why the president takes no interest in restoring order. In an orderly society he would be behind bars right at this moment.
What a bunch of hypocrites!!!
What about CONVICTED RAPIST OF MINOR singing and dancing with ECL?
“CONVICTED”- YOU HAVE SAID IT. IF HE HAS BEEN CONVICTED THEN THAT MEANS HE ALREADY PAID FOR HIS SINS.
@ 1mbecile above
CONVICTED and he has NOT PAID FOR HIS SINS!!!
HE HAS BEEN PARDONED BY ECL AND CURRENTLY HAS BEEN PAID BY ECL/PF TO SING PRAISE TO CONVICTED EMBEZZLER.
Not condoning Kofi’s barbaric actions but the hypocrisy in Zambia is staggering and mind blowing.
Why not even disqualifying GBV from the running mate with his record of beating his wife?
Bonse cimocine nimbwa
Koffi is following GBM footsteps
Olamide can’t be jailed in zambia , lungu will have him released like how he released the rapist of a minor and is now riding in helicopters with him or the woman abuser and batterer gen kanene who he’d released only for him to continue abusing and battering women.
Spaka many women groups persuaded the President behind closed doors and he at least took action to correct the mistake he (ECL) made. Has GBM ever apologised to the nation at large. He even boxed his worker and marketeers. What kind of person is he?
@ Skylights
Has ECL apologized or is paying CONVICTED RAPIST OF MINOR Kwacha 20,000 per “performance”???
Un dernier avertissement Koffi Olalmide.
This should serve as warning …I hope these Congolese Rumba artists and other African artists learn from this just because someone works for you …it does mean you have the right to mistreat and abuse them like your slaves. We will not stand by and watch you mistreat our sisters and at the same time want us to come and watch your shows….espèce d’*****!!
*…it does NOT mean…
Well said bwaba Jay Jay i hope this egomaniac learns some humility.
Very proud of Zambia. Those that have taken advantage of women, be warned, your time is over.
That way to go Africa
That the way to go, it is a new dawn in Africa 🙂
What worries me if the authorities reacted when it was a foreigner. Why are the homegrown ones such as GBM, Kanene and I am sure some of the commentators on this forum being allowed to run free?
Or lungus political advisor kaiser zulu who assaulted a woman at a filling station for no reason other than the fact he is in state house and is untouchable……
Lungu pardons rapists and killers who continue raping like Kanene, trafficking in dobo like Dununa singer, and multiple thieves and thugs now beating and killing opposition supporters.
Why vote for ECL an accomplice and perpetrator of criminal activities? He is also a kleptomaniac who has been stealing throughout his life not to mention being a drunk of renown who was ferried in a wheel barrow after kachasu in Chawama.
Now its time to protest against gbm the biggest gbv candidate.
Shall we also protest against pardoning of CONVICTED RAPIST or against MURDER of innocent and unarmed girl???
Frank Bwalya has to be condemned for the murder of that innocent defenceless chicken in 2011. The chicken was not armed but he took its life in the most barbaric manner to other living creatures. We have not forgotten. God should punish him.
Don’t be surprised to see olamide at lungus rallies or hear his voice in some PF slogan song.
After all lungu surrounds him self with rapist musicians and drug peddling ones that he frees from prisons.
His chief political advisor kaiser zulu is a common thug who recently assaulted a woman at long acres filling station for no apparent reason.
Good job by Kenyan and Zambian authorities for deporting and cancelling this Koffi egomaniac with a “big man” syndrome.Olamide thought he was above the law and untouchable.
We are a country full of people that do not understand what a policy is, how to implement it, and police it. The bottom line is that a policy must apply equally to all members of society irrespective of their status. In this case, if one is caught ready handed violating the established policy, they must be arrested and charged accordingly. There is nothing wrong with members of the public exercising their right to t effect an arrest of those in violation of an established policy. Let us get exposed to those ordinances that affect our lively hood and see to it that they are obeyed by all of us. Remember what we have all along been told that knowledge is power, so let’s do the right thing. We must not wait for the police to act for some of the violations that we witness, apply the…
GBV AKA GBM NEEDS SERIOUS SCRUTINY. DESPITE ALL HIS SORDID VIOLENT DEEDS, I HAVE NEVER HEARD HIM APOLOGISE OR EVEN CONDEMN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. INSTEAD HE HAS JUSTIFIED IT BY ASSERTING THAT” BEATING A WIFE IS A SIGN OF LOVE.” UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE QUEST FOR THE ZAMBIAN PRESIDENCY THIS MAN IS BEING CELEBRATED IN SOME QUARTERS AS A HERO. THANK GOD THE WAY KOFFI HAS BEEN PUNISHED SHALL BE HIS PORTION ON 11TH AUGUST,2016. HE ALSO NEEDS TIME LIKE KOFFI TO CONDUCT SOME SERIOUS SELF-INTROSPECTION BEFORE HE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE INSTRUMENTS OF POWER IN OUR BELOVED COUNTRY.
And pardoning CONVICTED RAPIST OF MINOR by CONVICTED EMBEZZLER is a sign of “statesmanship”, “wisdom” and “humbleness”?
politics the one thing that splits the nation, am UPND no am PF. while am the son of GOD and thats the only thing i vote for is him no other. do HH and LUNGU know you guys no so why argue about politics while they sit down smoke cigars and laugh together then get up for round two on setting the nation on fire HH AND LUNGU aren’t the ones killing or releasing rapists from jail its us Zambian cause we are puppets doing campaigns and running up and down hurting each other. we are one nation and not people out for political war, tell me when last did all of you arguing on this issue even doante a huge some to support the needy or support the nation even though you pay tax who gains the profit ya right the people we put in power. any way may GOD bless you all and hope we stick as one and vote…
I would rather put up with a wife beater than a murderer. Kanganja and Lungu’s hands are dripping with Mapenzi Chibulo’s blood and should be arrested and sent to the Hague and tried for committing crimes against Zambians.
This Id.iot so called Koffi should never ever be allowed to come and perform in Zambia. There are many other Zambian and Foreign musicians who fulfil our people’s music tastes other than mother fu.cker Koffi.
Let Koffi keep his stu.pidity and fo.ol.ishness in the Congolese Bush where they have no laws!
Who ever is attacking GBM is an *****! I don’t care whoever it is! All of you bringing GBM in this issue you are fools including the people you are supporting! Explaining to you politely it will not make sense to you dull cadres! Better the way I have said it…
Who ever is attacking GBM is an id!ot! I don’t care whoever it is! All of you bringing GBM in this issue you are fools including the people you are supporting! Explaining to you politely it will not make sense to you dull cadres! Better the way I have said it…
#No wife abuser VP in gvnmt, the likes of koffi.
I am delighted that Zambians are now consciously looking out for all those nations that are allowing their citizens to perpetrate abuse especially as they travel out of their domiciles. I would also like to encourage the Zambian civil society to now turn inward be exemplary by rooting out these same injustices that are perpetrated within the borders of the country. Political appointees abusing others with impunity, musicians using their gifts to get away with crimes, and powerful businessmen mistreating their workers because they can pay their way out. This and more must be addressed inside the country, too. Well done Zedians. Linton, and Koffi must be but just a start.
I will vote for HH,though the biggest sin he has made is the appointment of GBM as a running mate.
If Kenya did not deport. This guy would have been here performing despite his aggression towards his dancing queen.
Well done Kenya…!! VIVA Kenya police. Let Zambia police learn from Kenya the way things are done. Don’t copy Uganda police.
If we are serious about getting rid of gbv in Zambia, let us all teach upnd a lesson for picking gbv as a running mate leaving out the humble academician Dr Banda who is also God fearing. Fatty Albert if by mistake up and down are given power in Zambia, every one will be insulted including chiefs. On 11th August, it is also another referendum for Zambians as to whether you want gbv to continue or not.
how could UPND pick somebody who beats a wife?GBM beats his wife.kikik UPND is a joke no wonder HH believes in tribal politics.He thinks bembas can vote for GBV?imwe mwandi we need to teach HH a lesson that we don’t support GBV in Zambia.Vote PF chapwa.
KAIZER ZULU BEAT A FEMALE MOTORIST AT A FILLING STATION IN LUSAKA, THAT IS GBV BA IG POLICE WHEN ARE YOU ARRESTING HIM. the woman already reported to police and was given the medical report with details of her injuries Kaizer inflicted on her. What are you waiting for. This crank is a criminal though the Kavindeles he earlier attacked withdrew the case due to challenges they are facing now ( were bribed).
Ooh God.. Thanks for the quick action mama Kenya. Imagine those days people did not posses mobile/camera. I guess alot happened. I hate abuse and this is due to social and economical marginalisation. Women rights Org!!!! where are you please. Its to to capitalise on this case.
Yaba kuntu na mupanta uyu Koffi. My heart is bleeding.
Ubu chu shi bubi… Kula umwafye na pashili akantu… CAUSE MARGINALISATION !!!!
i think koffi olomide is the most ”stupid person in the world”because if he was a man of heart he wouldn’t have done such a monster thing in his all life……….
well done my friend Joseph don’t even go to far, what of our fellow Zambian’s who harass girls. what is your comment on this problem.
Congratulation on cancelling this. This man is a satanist , is the founder of nicromance church in congo ,satanist church. For I know for sure Zambia is the christian nation and as a christian nation , you can’t tolerate inpurities in your communite. His dancers have being intiated and they seduce man and this has the negative impâct in marital affairs, I have heard alot about his satanic bahaviour in Congo through one of the ex-satanist.