Diamond is the undisputed king in East Africa, probably Africa as well. But last Saturday night some dirty trick was played to devalue Chibu Dangote in the face of his bitter rival, Ali Kiba.
Belittling Diamond will not work, Mombasa governor should know better. After the Peoples' Convention at the ODM's 10th anniversary celebrations, Governor Hassan Joho threw a bash to wind up the day in style.
Diamond and Ali Kiba were some of the artists who performed at the gig at Mama Ngina Drive last Saturday night. KTN’s Jamal Gaddafi was the MC of the night.
Protocol calls for juniors to perform first before seniors take to the stage, but this was not the case in Mombasa.
Apparently organizers decided to switch up things a little bit. Joho, who is a favorite of Ali Kiba, decided that the ‘Aje’ hit maker should perform last. For no apparent reason other than favoritism; contrary to protocol.
Diamond was not informed of this iniquitous plan, and disaster happened when he realized he had been tricked to curtain raise for his archenemy.
Diamond learnt Ali Kiba was to grace the stage just after he had dropped a mind-blowing performance and this is when he decided to take matters into his own hands delaying to leave the stage and asking the fans to join him instead.
Diamond performing in Mombasa
Diamond’s ego couldn’t allow him to leave the stage for a junior singer. His prolonged stay on stage even caused a sudden wild rush of revelers towards the stage.
People wanted to know what was happening as they saw Diamond being talked to. Apparently organizers of the gig were persuading Diamond to leave the stage so that Ali Kiba could also perform.
In the long run, Diamond left the stage and Ali Kiba had his time with the revelers that thronged Mama Ngina Drive.
Ali Kiba and Hassan Joho during Saturday's concert at Mama Ngina Drive
Credits: Ghafla -- Kenya
