Artists and attendees were utterly disappointed after the People’s Choice Awards failed to take place without prior communication from the event organizers.
Speaking to The Kenya Times, one of the artists nominated for an award narrated how the management stood up artists and attendees who showed up in numbers.
The artist, known as Jomonotics stated that the event looked deserted from the beginning. Banners and stands of the partners of the event had not been put up, something that was quite unusual.
Some of the partners for the event included MadFun, Motorhub, and Chicken Inn.
Azeezah Hashim and Tony Mwirigi were to MC at event
The event was then delayed to begin which triggered Jamonotics and his fellow artists to go backstage, only to find that the event organizers and the MCs were missing in action.
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“The event took too much time to start. It got to a point that I decided to find out from the organizers what was going on. I mobilized some people and we went backstage to find out what was really going on. We went and found no one. Neither the hosts nor the event organizer was present,” said the artist.
Media personalities Azeeezah Hashim and Tony Mwirigi were to be the hosts at the event.
People’s Choice Awards issues statement
Jamonotics who is a melodic rapper, was nominated under the category of The Emerging Artist Of The Year Award.
The People’s Choice Awards management has issued a statement profusely apologizing to fans and stating that all tickets will be refunded to the attendees.
It however, did not specify the cause of the failure of the event to take place and only mentioned circumstances beyond its control.
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“We deeply regret to announce that the planned Award Gala this evening did not take place due to circumstances beyond our control. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and disappointment caused to all our attendees, contestants, and partners,” read the statement in part.
Tickets to be refunded
It went on to state that all tickets will be refunded, and winners will have their gifts delivered at their doors.
“To address the inconvenience caused: Full Ticket Refunds: We will offer full refunds for all tickets purchased, ensuring the process is handled efficiently and completed in the shortest time possible. Prize Deliveries: We will personally contact all contestants and arrange for door-to-door delivery of their prizes,” added the statement.
As at the time he was speaking to The Kenya Times, Jomonotics said that some of the artists had been refunded him included, but the majority were yet to be refunded.
The company also apologised to its partners including Madfun, Motorhub, and Chicken Inn for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.
People’s Choice Awards is an annual event established in 2019, that celebrates outstanding talent across Africa in various fields. These span across entertainment, film, sports, and social media influence.
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