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Rayvanny, a celebrated Tanzanian musician, has revealed that he and his former boss, Diamond Platnumz, nearly relocated to Kenya after running into trouble with Tanzanian authorities. Speaking to Willy M Tuva, the Next Level MusicMwanza' which was declared unfit for public consumption by the country’s music regulatory board, Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (BASATA) which consequently banned them from doing music in Tanzania ².

Rayvanny explained that having been banned in Tanzania, they actively considered acquiring Kenyan citizenship and relocating to the country to pursue their career in music and entertainment. “We were really stressed after being banned from doing music after we performed our song Mwanza that had been banned. So after being banned, Diamond gave me an idea of changing our Citizenship, so that we become Kenyans. So we came here and we started the process of acquiring Kenyan Citizenship but later our government lifted the ban and our plans stopped there,” Rayvanny explained ¹.