Uganda’s 2018 visit by American reality television star Kim Kardashian and her then-husband Kanye West has returned to the spotlight following fresh revelations in a new biography. The book contains claims that a Ugandan police officer pointed a gun at Kardashian’s head during a tense incident involving West and members of his entourage.
The allegations are contained in Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future, an authorised biography written by journalist Jonathan Van Meter and released on October 27, 2026. The account is based partly on information from Farnaz Farjam, an executive producer of the reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, who was part of the production team during the Uganda trip.
Farjam told Van Meter that she began noticing serious problems in Kardashian and West’s relationship during the visit. She recalled that West became increasingly agitated while the group was filming at a remote location in Uganda, creating a tense atmosphere among those who were travelling with the couple.
According to Farjam, West allegedly convinced local police officers that some members of his entourage were attempting to drug him. The armed officers reportedly responded by raiding the location and searching rooms occupied by the group. Van Meter’s book describes the situation as dangerous, claiming that “one of the policemen had a gun to Kim’s head”.
Farjam said the incident was so disturbing that she arranged a private jet to evacuate her production crew from Uganda. She attributed West’s behaviour to his bipolar disorder and what she believed was a manic episode. The biography presents the confrontation as one of the moments that exposed the difficulties in the couple’s marriage.
Kardashian and West travelled to Uganda in October 2018 with their daughter North, who was five years old at the time. The family and their entourage stayed at Chobe Safari Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park, while West used the trip to work on music and film a video. However, the biography does not identify Chobe as the location where the alleged police confrontation happened.
During the same visit, the celebrity couple met President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe on October 15, 2018. They discussed tourism and the arts, with West presenting the President with a pair of white sneakers. They also visited Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans’ Children’s Village in Masulita, Wakiso District, where they donated footwear and promised additional support.
Van Meter describes the Uganda episode as a significant turning point in Kardashian and West’s troubled relationship. The two married in 2014, separated in 2021 and finalised their divorce in 2022. The author did not interview West for the biography, saying he considered it unethical because of the rapper’s mental health struggles. The gunpoint account remains an allegation presented through Farjam’s recollection in the book.
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