Former Starehe Member of Parliament (MP) and musician Charles Njagua Kanyi, popularly known as Jaguar, has explained what transpired during his performance at the Mataha Festival.
In a statement shared on his social media account on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Jaguar addressed the viral video claiming he walked off stage during his performance at the festival, terming the clips circulating online as edited and misleading.
“I’ve seen an edited video circulating. I did not leave the stage during the Mataha Festival on June 13,” he said.
Jaguar explains what transpired during the Mataha Festival
The MP further clarified that he did not leave the stage during the June 13 event, insisting that the interruption was caused by a technical problem with the DJ equipment.
According to Jaguar, the incident occurred while he was performing his patriotic hit song, dubbed ‘Matapeli’, when the sound system experienced a malfunction.
“What happened? The DJ equipment malfunctioned while I was singing ‘Matapeli‘, a very patriotic song 🇰🇪,” he explained.
However , the crowd remained engaged during the brief silence and continued chanting as the technical team worked to restore the sound.
Jaguar noted that once the issue was fixed, he resumed the performance, and the show continued with high energy.
“The crowd chanted during the short silence while the team fixed the sound. Once the music came back on, we finished the show together with high energy! I have posted the full performance video,” the former MP added.
