Drama in Malindi as Mbosso Snubbs a Long Awaited Performance

Malindi fans of Tanzanian artist Mbwana Yusuf Kilunge well knows Mbosso caused a drama after the musician skipped a long awaited performance.

Mbosso was expected to perform during a grand show of the Malindi Cultural festive on Saturday, April 20 night. This cauded Irate fans to protest the move demanding to know what could have happened until the artist did not show up on stage.

It is alleged that Mr Mbosso was supposed to be paid sh 1.5 million shillings to perform but only received 1.2 having a balance of sh. 2.000.000 which he wanted in US dollar.

Trouble reportedly started after the organizers of the event failed to complete payment of the Tanzanian artist as agreed.

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A post shared by Mbosso (@mbosso_) on Apr 20, 2019 at 6:22pm PDT

Sources indicated that efforts from the organizers to convince the artist to perform were in vain after his management demanded fully payment before he gets on the stage. At around 1 am guests had already taken up their seats at Ocean Beach arena and their expectation were to see the artist. One fun said she came all the way from Mombasa and had booked a VVIP ticket sh.5,000 but she did not see her favorite artist.

“Am so much disappointed having seated on this chair for the last 10 hours only to be told that Mbosso will not show up, what kind of impunity is this,” said the fan.

Mbosso went on instragram to describe what led to the disappointment;

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Mapema sana Asubuhi ya jana nilipost Clip yangu ya kuonyesha nikiwa safarini kutoka Dare es Salaam Tanzania kuja Malindi Kenya, nilikuwa mtu mwenye furaha Sana kuonyesha ni kiasi gani ninashauku ya kufika kuimba na kufurahi na mashabiki zangu wa Malindi Kenya .. ila Mambo yakaenda tofauti kutokana na makubaliano waliofanya baina ya waandaaji wa show na Management Yangu kwenye upande wa malipo kutotimiza ahadi zao na kwenda kinyume na tofauti na walivyokubaliana na kusainishana kwenye mikataba na uongozi Wangu, hivyo basi management yangu haikuweza kuniruhusu kufanya show pasipo kukamilika kwa malipo waliokubaliana.. Poleni sana Mashabiki wangu Muliotoka Sehemu mbalimbali kuja kujumuika nami najua ni kiasi gani mmejisikia vibaya ila sikuwa na budi nilazima nifate kanuni za uongozi , ila Ukweli ni kuwa waandaaji wa show hawakutaka na hawakuonyesha nia yakutaka kulipa pesa iliyobakia kama malipo kutokana na makubaliano na uongozi wangu .. "Tafadharini sana waandaaji wa shows, jitahidini kukamilisha malipo ya msanii kama mulivyokubaliana na uongozi wake maana munatuingiza kwenye Changamoto kubwa sana na mashabiki zetu …" 🙏

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The fans slammed the event organizers for what they termed as poor planning and communication. Another angry fan said despite being patient waiting for the artist no single event organizers came to the crowd and explain what was going on.

Majority of those who turned up were from Mombasa, Kwale, Taita Taveta and some from Tana River counties.