Christina Shusho: I would outshine Diamond if we did a collabo

Tanzanian gospel singer Christina Shusho has lost count of the number of times she has visited Kenya in recent years. She is on record as saying that the love she has received from Kenyans is so surreal and real.

Not once or twice has she been trending on Kenyan X (formerly Twitter), albeit for good reasons. While at home most days she wakes up to negative news about her troubled marriage to her estranged pastor husband, in Kenya it's quite the opposite. 

Her demand in Kenya has seen the 'Shusha Nyavu' hitmaker perform several concerts in the country over the past few years, the latest of which took place three weeks ago in Nairobi. 

Last year, she released a song 'Zakayo' (one of President William Ruto's branded nicknames by Kenyans) that literally 'united' Kenyans on social media.

"One thing I love about Kenyans is their ability to quickly see the potential in someone, embrace it wholeheartedly and support it without a doubt. 

But for Tanzanians, and I don't mean to be disrespectful, they will first doubt your potential, judge and criticise you until you prove them wrong. 

Only then will they support you. I guess that's why I seem to be worshipped more in Kenya.

The inspiration for the song Zakayo didn't come from Kenya, it came from the Bible. I had written the song a long time ago.

It was just a coincidence that when I released 'Zakayo' for some reason it united Kenyans at that particular moment and time. It wasn't directed at anyone and I didn't mean any harm.

I was rushed into marriage because my mother was worried about my striking beauty. I was married at the age of 19. My mother was afraid that I might go astray and bring shame to the family.

I was incredibly beautiful. So when this man approached my mother and expressed an interest in me, she just agreed out of fear.

Marriage is part of what God brings together, but what He has put in both of you is different. We should not lie to one another.

What hurts so many women is that they try to follow what their husbands are called to do and end up forgetting their own calling. 

Let's be careful that we don't kill what we are called to do by trying to impress each other.

I am close to Diamond as well as Harmonize and many other secular artists because I am an artist too. Would I do a song with them? I cannot say yes or no, it all depends on God's timing.

There are a lot of reasons why people do songs, some do it for attention and publicity. 

If I am to do a song with Diamond or Harmonize then there must be a bigger purpose. Harmonize has already approached me with a project he wants us to work on and when the time is right we will do it.

The same goes for Diamond and let it be known that if I ever jumped into a collaboration with him, he would probably regret having me because I will outshine him on the project.

So he better not dare!