This archive report was first published on 4 January 2022.
On New Year's Eve, the NRG Wave concert at Carnivore grounds in Nairobi was marred by a series of dramatic incidents. The event, headlined by Jamaican dancehall star Konshens, saw several Kenyan acts perform, including Sauti Sol and Ndovu Kuu.
However, the night took a turn for the worse when a group of revelers got into a fight at the VIP section. A video of the incident was promptly shared on social media, showing several women exchanging kicks and blows, with some men trying to intervene.
One of these men was identified as Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino. However, in a statement through his social media, Babu Owino denied any involvement in the brawl, claiming he was with his wife at the time.
“With due respect, I was not at the Konshens’ party, and the man purported to be me in the video doing rounds is NOT me. The time Konshens was performing I was also performing on my wife and she can attest to this. People at the Konshens’ party should also confirm that I was not there,”
Babu Owino wrote, adding that he meant he was
