I want to build a Wasafi branch in Kenya – Diamond to bring WCB to Kenya

East Africa’s music kingpin, Diamond Platnumz publicly confessed his love and admiration of the motherland, Kenya.

The Tanzanian superstar admitted that Kenya is a united country and that local music artistes are privileged to be a part of such a nation.

Revealing that some of the products and resources that are easily accessible in Kenya, are a luxury in Tanzania.

Kenyans wanapendana sana. Wakati mwingine natamani ningekua nimezaliwa Kenya. Vitu tumefanya leo hapa Kenya, hamna kule Tanzania. (Kenyans love each other and sometimes I wish I was born in Kenya. The things we have done in Kenya today, we don’t have the same in Tanzania)

Diamond Platnumz

According to the Bongo Flava sensation, Kenyan artistes should not take the opportunities they have for granted and instead make use of them to full capacity.

Showering:

Wasanii wengi kama Bahati, Willy Paul, Sauti Sol, Nyashinski wanafanya vitu vizuri sana. Wamebahatika, wavitumie. (Artistes like Bahati, Willy Paul, Sauti Sol, Nyashinski are doing a good job. They are lucky, they should fully utilize the opportunities)

Kenya’s Sauti Sol and Willy Paul (center)

Diamond who wished he had been born and bred in Kenya, disclosed:

I’m sure mimi ningekuwa nakaa Kenya kuna vitu vingi ningefanya. (I’m sure if I was living in Kenya, I would have done a lot)

Property

Property company, Diamond Merchant fulfilled his wishes by awarding him a piece of land in Kenya, that runs into hundreds of thousands.

However, that was going to be an investment to launch Wasafi record label in the country, he divulged.

I have a land in Kenya now. I am trying to see if I can build a proper branch for WCB Wasafi here.

Bongo Flava star, Diamond Platnumz

Closing off, Chibu thanked Kenyan artistes and the music industry at large because of the support and efforts to change the image of the East African community.

Nashukuru sana. Nawashukuru sana wasanii wa Kenya, industry nzima ya Kenya. Sikua nafanya pale kwa sababu mimi ni Diamond. Ila kwa sababu sisi ni East Africa. (I thank Kenyan artistes, the entire music industry. I did not do projects because of myself, but because we are East Africa) Let’s keep supporting each other. Let’s take the east African music to the world.

Diamond was in the country to officially launch his album ‘A Boy from Tandale’ mid-April, courtesy of Songa.

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