Diamond Platnumz recalls when Magufuli called to advise him on rocky relationship with dad

Diamond Platnumz and the late President Magufuli. (Courtesy) 

Bongo Flava star Diamond Platnumz has revealed that the late Tanzanian President, John Pombe Magufuli reached out to him when news of the singer downing his father hit the airwaves.

Speaking to the press outside Uhuru Stadium in Tanzania, where he had gone to pay his last respects, Diamond described Magufuli as a kind individual who lowered his standards to match ordinary citizens and interact with them at a personal level.