According to earlier reports, South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka was reportedly deported from Uganda ahead of a live performance due to having the incorrect visa.
According to Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson, Chaka Chaka was escorted to Entebbe airport by the police and a team from the immigration department on Tuesday afternoon after being detained inside her room at Pearl of Africa hotel.
Chaka Chaka was expected to perform at the Enkuuka Concert at Lubiri Grounds. Enanga says that the musician entered the country using an ordinary tourist visa which does not allow her to perform or carry out any money generating activity in the country.
Music promoter Abby Musinguzi also known as Abitex who brought Chaka Chaka into the country said she was barred from leaving her hotel room after arrival on Monday.
“Yvonne’s issue is hard to understand. The last time I spoke to her in the morning, she was leaving the hotel to come for a soundcheck at the venue. But I was later informed that she was being detained by security officers at the hotel who said they were offering her security. She was refused to leave the hotel,” Musinguzi said.
Enanga said Chaka Chaka was deported back to South Africa via Kigali, Rwanda aboard South African Airways.
However, in response to the claims, Chaka Chaka through her official twitter handle said that she is still in Uganda but chose not to perform.
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The singer also reassured fans and followers – in the video posted on Twitter – that she was “fine.”
