Queen Darleen has shocked fans after revealing that her mother has been in jail for 10 years. Diamond Platnumz’s Stepmother Jailed in Hong Kong for Over 10 Years, Sister Shares Details Source: Instagram Singer Darleen is the stepsister of top Tanzanian musician Diamond Platnumz. The two share a father, Mzee Abdul Juma, but are from separate mothers. The two singers father has always accused his superstar son of neglecting him, and complaining about not enjoying the same luxurious life accorded to the singer’s mum, Sandra Kassim. In a past interview, the vocal dad, who revealed he was living in abject poverty, noted that it was normal in life for a child not to provide for his father, and maybe God did not plan it that way.
In 2025, in an interview on Way Up With Angela Yee, Diamond claimed that Mzee Abdul was not his biological father. The singer claimed that his real father was Salum Idi Nyange and that he separated from his mother (Mama Dangote), when he (Diamond) was still very young. Where is Queen Darlene’s mother? On May 7, during an interview with Wasafi FM, the Kijuso hitmaker got emotional speaking about her mother, whom she misses dearly. Asked about her parents and why only her father had been so vocal on social media, accusing Diamond of neglecting him, whereas her mother was silent, Darllene opened up about her whereabouts. Darlene said she doesn’t like how her father attracts negative publicity and talks to him about it. “My mum is in prison. She has been jailed for in Hong Kong.” Asked how long she has been in prison, she said: “I haven’t seen her for 10 years now,” an emotional Darlene said as she fought tears Darlene revealed they do communicate, but they can’t call her; only she can.
