Maua Sama fights Zuchu over allegations of buying views

By Robert Mutasi 

A few days after Zuchu claimed that many Bongo Fleva artists live by buying views on YouTube, her female colleague Maua Sama appears to have responded.

Through her Twitter account, Maua Sama alleges that Zuchu is also one of those who buy views but has now reached the point of envying her colleagues who buy views like her.

Zuchu had claimed that many Tanzanian artists live fake lives by pretending that they can reach more than a million views on their YouTube songs, while in reality, they buy those views.

"I wonder how as an artist you can buy viewers? It's like you know your position, but you still hide it in your heart, how do you feel?" Zuchu said.

In her response, Sama hinted that Zuchu is also a major user of fake view bots and that she has now become envious of her colleagues.

"These are the times, robots have started envying each other," Maua Sama wrote.

Although Sama did not mention Zuchu by name, many people in the comments saw it as a direct response to Zuchu, who had voiced her concerns about some Bongo artists buying views, but also did not mention names.

In recent years, the Bongo music industry has been overshadowed by allegations of online view buying, allegations that have not been proven.

Last year, artist Harmonize was heavily criticized for allegedly buying views for his song "Mdomo," which he collaborated on with fellow artist Ibraah.

The song, within an hour of its release, garnered over 1.5 million views, which many people found unusual, with some saying it was a record that had never been seen before.

What surprised many was that the song started to decline in views in the following days and ended the month with no more than 2.5 million views, despite having gained 1.5 million views within an hour.