Tanzania Voting Violence: Diamond Platnumz Deletes Campaign Ads From His Accounts

• Diamond Platnumz deleted all his posts endorsing President Suluhu following protests about the Tanzanian election results
• The cancellation comes after unrest, with opposition leaders barred from running, leading to accusations of unfair elections.
• Tanzanian celebrities had publicly supported Suluhu’s re-election, but accusations of vote rigging followed.
• Diamond’s last post on Instagram praising Suluhu for his work in various sectors has been removed following political tension

The legend of Bongo Fleva music Diamond Platnumz He has deleted all the posts he wrote campaigning for President Suluhu Hassan.

Tanzanians held general elections on Wednesday, October 29.

Which Tanzanian artists supported Samia Suluhu?

President Suluhu was a candidate of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), and his bid for re-election was endorsed by Bongo stars, including Diamond, Ali KibaRayvanny and Zuchu.

After the voting process, protest started.

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Why are Tanzanians protesting?

Protesters were disappointed in the general election, which saw the two main opposition presidential candidates barred from running.

In response to the unrest, the government imposed a curfew, shut down the internet, and deployed the military.

It should be noted that the main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu of the Chadema party, was in prison on disputed charges of treason, and his party boycotted the election.

The candidate of the second largest opposition party, Luhaga Mpina, was also disqualified for technical reasons.

After all these atrocities, it became clear that Suluhu had a strong chance of winning the presidential election, and critics claimed that the ruling party (CCM) had organized a coronation ceremony instead of a legitimate election.

Did Diamond change after supporting Samia Suluhu before?

Following the chaos that ensued Tanzaniamany prominent people who supported Mama Suluhu have been warned, and some people have been reported to have been attacked in their places of business.

Diamond used his social networks to campaign for Mama Suluhu.

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He praised him and wished him the best in the election.

But the artist has deleted all the posts he made for the president, apparently due to the anger that many protesters have shown to Mama Suluhu.

This was the final message of the Diamond for Solutions campaign on Instagram:

“You are a very gentle, hard-working and very wise president, but just know that humans, often, we don’t like to praise someone until the day they leave… You have done that and you continue to do good work, starting from Education, Health, Agriculture, Fishing, Infrastructure and various other things… Know that many love you and appreciate the good you do in our country… We will also show you our love by voting for you,” Diamond wrote.

That message is no longer on the Diamond page.

Did Tanzania experience an internet outage?

In another related article, election day in Tanzania caused a nationwide internet outage, which prevented access to social media and messaging services.

The outage coincided with the voting process, raising suspicions that the authorities aimed to reduce surveillance and control of the flow of information.

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Critics have also criticized the Tanzanian media for keeping silent about the protests.

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