In 2016, Kenyans were very angry at Tanzanian music superstar Diamond Platinumz … why? This was after the Tetema hit celebrity belittled their Nairobi, the biggest city in East Africa.
Diamond, who is in Kenya’s Meru had earlier referred to Nairobi as ‘mji‘ (Swahili for a small town), and that he feared being deported for even just stepping on someone by mistake.
Kenyans on social media had expected him to call Nairobi as “jiji” (big city)