What Ali Kiba had to say after turning down Diamond´s offer

Ali Kiba was invited to Diamond´s Wasafi Festival 2019 but he turned down the offer. However, he clarifies why he did that because for him – they have no beef.

Speaking during a press conference held on Friday in Dar, ahead of the Festival, King Kiba clarified to journalists:

Nafurahia sana muziki wa Diamond naomba muendelee kumsapoti kwa sababu ni msanii mzuri, anafanya kazi nzuri na anawakilisha nchi yetu. Diamond nilishamwambia sitoweza kushiriki katika onyesho lolote atakalofanya, nafurahia mafanikio anayopata, kama amepata siwezi kufanya kwa sababu mimi pia nina yangu ya kuyafanikisha, hakuna ugomvi kati yetu. [First of all, I want to tell you that there is no beef. It´s peace. I have already told Diamond that I won´t be at his event. I am happy that he has achieved a lot. I have my own goals to achieve.]

Tanzania´s music big shots, Diamond Platnumz (left) and Ali Kiba (right)

So why compare Diamond to ´a pencil´?

Nilipomjibu nikitumia mfano wa penseli nilimaanisha kuwa aache mambo ya kitoto kwa sababu nilishamjibu, mimi sio mtoto mdogo sirudii tena kujibu, mimi mwanaume na mwanaume anaongea mara moja tu. [When he repeated it, I gave him an example of a pencil it means that usilete mambo ya kitoto. I don´t need to answer you again. The truth is, I´m not a baby and a man does not repeat things.]