KENYAN DJ CRÈME DE LA CRÈME DENIED ENTRY INTO US

DJ Creme de la Creme at a past event on December 11, 2013. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By ANTONY KARANJA
DALLAS, TEXAS
DJ Crème de la Crème, one of Kenya’s top sound mixers, has been denied entry into the United States.
The popular DJ, whose real name is George Njuguna, arrived at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport on Wednesday at 9.30am and headed straight to the immigration lines.
During a regular check, immigration officers sought to know the nature of his trip to Dallas. Mr Njuguna reportedly told them that he was in the US to spend time with friends over the Memorial Day holiday weekend being celebrated in the country.
Memorial Day is observed in remembrance of US soldiers who died while serving in the US military. About 4,000 Kenyans are expected to attend the festivities in Dallas.
Immigration officers decided to take Mr Njuguna for a secondary inspection, which includes further questioning by customs officers stationed at DFW Airport.
The officers seemed to have been waiting for him as they had information on his scheduled shows and had in their hands promotional fliers for the events.

ENTERTAIN KENYANS
Mr Njuguna also seemed to have made numerous postings on social media about coming to the US to entertain Kenyans during the festivities.
Based on his postings, this would have required him to apply for a business visa instead of the tourist visa that he obtained in Nairobi.
While he was detained, he alerted a Dallas-based promoter who was waiting for him outside the airport about the hitch.
The DJ was held at the airport for about 25 hours before being taken back to the boarding gates and placed aboard an Emirates flight heading back to Kenya via Dubai.
His flight left Dallas at 12.22pm (8.22pm Kenyan time).
Speculation was rife that a rival promoter may have alerted immigration authorities after a battle over a guest performer.
One of the guests expected was socialite Vera Sidika, who cancelled her plans after falling out over her contract with the same promoter handling Mr Njuguna. She did not travel to the US and remained in Kenya.

CREDIT: NATION