A dancer, Kudzanai Chikowe heading to Croatia to a dance competition has been barred from boarding a flight in Kenya. He has since returne...
A dancer, Kudzanai Chikowe heading to Croatia to a dance
competition has been barred from boarding a flight in Kenya. He has since
returned home.
Jibilika founder, Plot Mhako yesterday confirmed the
development, saying the dancer was wrongfully held in a foreign airport for 72
hours without a proper meal, although his travel documents were in order.
“When Kudzi arrived at Nairobi Airport in transit to
Amsterdam and, later on, to Venice KLM Dutch Airlines denied him access to his
next flight claiming his visa was not valid,” Mhako said.
“The airline then went on to ask him several questions
about where he was going, why he was traveling alone, how many people were
competing in the competition, where he got his Visa and why the Visa was not
processed in Pretoria. Then they refused him to board the flight and told him
return to Zimbabwe on the first flight,” Mhako said.
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