MAUREEN WARUINGE ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST

08 August 2024

• Several events were scheduled to take place but have been pushed back

Willis Raburu, Karun postpone events over Nane Nane protests

Several entertainment events that were scheduled to take place from Aug 8 have been postponed owing to the Nanenane protests.

Among those is Willis Raburu's inaugural recording of the Wabebe XP live recording that was to take place on Friday, Aug 9.

In a statement, the media personality notified his fans that the interviews, performances and interactive segments have been postponed after extensive consultations.

"In light of planned nane nane protests, a day before the event, we have been holding security meetings with our teams in order to get ready for our INAUGURAL recording. Thank you to all those who have come out and bought tickets for the show that was scheduled to take place on 9th August 2024"

Adding

"Sadly, after extensive consultations and due to the changed emotions and the nature f this week and going by past days of protests we feel it will be inconsiderate to hold the event on this day and as such have made the unprecedented decision to reschedule the Wabebe XP Live Recording edition to Friday, August 30th, 2024"

Singer Karun as well has notified her fans of a canceled show for her AnuEp live listening event that was set for Friday, August 9.

On her X.com account, she said she had been looking forward to interacting with her fanbase.

"I’m so excited to perform this set for you, we’ve worked the new songs into a beautiful full band set and added vocal layers 💅✨ for the first time"

Unfortunately, this is now cancelled until further notice.

"in light of tomorrow’s peaceful protest and with concern for the safety and security of everyone involved, I regret to inform you that we must postpone the À nu EP launch event.This decision, though difficult, was made with the well-being of our community as the top priority.🌟The new date for the event is Sunday, the 18th of August. 🌟"