Diamond Platnumz given green light to run Wasafi TV and Radio station

Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz has received a boost in his bid to launch his Wasafi Television and Radio station.

The Sikomi hitmaker earlier in the week received a license to run the media house from the Tanzania Ministry of Communication, Culture, Ttourism and Sport. He expressed his joy and lauded the government move to accord his entity permission to run the media service stating that as the founder of the Wasafi tv and Wasafi fm he will seek to create job for youths who have graduated but haven’t been employed, promote talent in both entertainment and sports from every corner of the country .

He wrote is native Swahili

Leo tulikhabidiwa rasmi leseni ya @wasafitv Na @wasafifm Na mh waziri wa habari ,tamaduni ,utalii Na michezo zanzibar Mh Rashid Ali juma …shukran nyingi ziifikie serikali ya mapinduzi zanzibar Na jamuhuri nzima ya muungano wa Tanzania ….Ma rais zetu pendwa Dr John pombe Magufuli & Dr Ali Mohamed Shein pamoja Na mawaziri wa habari tamaduni Na michezo Mh Rashid Ali juma & Harrison Mwakiyembe …Tamanio letu ni kutengeneza Nyanja ya ajira kwa ndugu zetu wenye taaluma za habari na utangazaji ambao pengine hawajapta nafasi bado ….kwa kuthamini kuwa ,bila wao Leo hii sisi tusingeKuwepo …lakini pia pamoja kuahirikiana na media zetu nchi kuendeleza kunyanyua vipaji toka mitaani na tasnia nzima ya Sanaa ,michezo na Tamaduni – (Today we have been issued with licenses of@ wasafi tv and @wasafi radio by the minister in charge of communication,culture , tourism and sports Mr Rashid Ali Juma …alot of appreciation to the government of zanzibar and republic of Tanzania … Thanks to our beloved presidents Dr John pombe Magufuli $ Dr Ali Mohamed Shein together with our ministers of communication,culture and sports Rashid Ali juma and Harrison Mwakiyembe ..our wish is to create employment to our brothers who have media background and also promote our culture and sport ,we will also work together with other media houses .)

Diamond who besides running the media house has a record label that has produced a number of great musicians like Rayvanny, Harmonize ,Queen Darleen and Rich Mavoko who not only have conquered the Tanzania music industry but the continent at large

Close sources to the musician reveal that the media houses were created to promote the Diamond Brand and his Wasafi Classic Baby ( WCB) singers, currently experiencing hostility from giant Tanzania press, Clouds Media which is reported to have put an end in playing Diamond music and also those of his wasafi signees .

However as all regarding the yet to be launched Wasafi Media continue to progress, two of Diamond’s songs won’t be playing in Tanzania. The songs include Hallelujah a song he collaborated with Morgan Heritage and Wakawaka which featured Rick Ross. They were on Friday axed by the Tanzania communication authority alongside some songs from Nikki Mbasha and Nay wa Mitego over indecency in both their lyrics and videos.

Erick Maandishi is a passionate writer , entertainment critic ,Radio /Presenter and a freelance blogger based in Kenya