Diamond Platnumz sidestepped a question about his paternity during a press conference held at the Wasafi headquarters on Tuesday morning.

A reporter from Mtanzania digital named Beatrice asked the music star to set the record straight concerning the issue which has been a topic of discussion for the last few days but he dodged it saying it was not the right forum.

"On behalf of my fellow journalists, I would like you to set the record straight on this  issue and give us the correct name to use in our reports since we have the obligation of informing the people" said the reporter.

On his part Diamond replied " My sister Beatrice, this is not the right forum to address that. Kila maneno yana mahala pake, tukisema tuzungumze maneno ya kitandani hapa si sehemu yake. Najua nikisema hilo swala kila kitu kitaelekea huko. Nitakuwa na interview yangu soon hapa (Wasafi) na nitaongelea hayo yetu".

Diamond had called for the press conference to announce the date for the Wasafi tunawasha music concert in Daresalaam slated for January 30.

On Friday , Diamond's mother Sandrah came out to reveal that Mzee Abdul Juma is not the singer's biological father, saying Mzee Abdul briefly raised Diamond only for him to walk out later leaving her to raise the child alone.

She later unleashed photos of a man with a striking resemblance with Diamond on instagram stating he is the real father to Diamond Platnumz.

"Diamond's dad is called Salum Iddy Nyange. Mzee Abdul is not the real father, he was just a step father " she said in an interview with Wasafi fm.

Adding "He refused Diamond's pregnancy since the first days, saying it was not his. He did not help us in any way since nursery school to secondary school. I have told him many times and so he already knows that,".

In an interview with one of the online media outlet in Tanzania, a furious Mzee Abdul criticized Sandrah for the revelation asking Diamond to drop his surname 'Abdul'.

"She should have said all this when he was still young and not now that the son has become porpular and made some money."