DISCLOSURE: Ghafla!Deals Sold 391,000KShs. Worth Of Tarrus Riley Tickets

Ghafla!Deals is our e-commerce platform, and despite only being live for only a month, it is already proving a hit with event goers and organisers around Nairobi.

Despite the ill-fated outcome of the Tarrus Riley event, we still managed to do our job and sell 177 tickets at prices varying between 2,000 shillings and 7,000 shillings.

The total amount sold was 391,000 KShs. This triumph has turned into a double-edged sword. According to Big Tunes, we were the highest selling advance ticket outlet, so they reached out to us to help them out with some cash before the event. I saw fit to give them the money they needed, so as to avert the cash problems that plague so many event organisers. We gave them a chunk of the money we had collected based on trust that they had done two major shows in the past successfully.This act of kindness however, has now hampered our ability to give refunds to our buyers.

We are still communicating with the organisers to settle the debacle behind the Tarrus Riley no-show. Yesterday they told us to announce that they would be refunding everyone their money, then today they came out and announced that they would be having a make-up concert with Alpha Blondy alone. It’s gotten really messy at this point.

We however are being very careful to take into consideration the needs of both the organisers and the buyers. We shall let you know when a settlement is reached.