Willy Paul denies rape accusations by Diana Marua

Controversial Kenyan musician Willy Paul has come out to strongly deny rape accusations levelled against him by singer Diana Marua Bahati, who now goes by the name Diana B.

In a video posted on social media on Thursday, Willy Paul claimed the damning allegations made by Diana Marua were aimed at harming his career, especially following the hype around his new album, 'The African Experience'.

While Diana B maintains she has never had an affair with Willy Paul, the 'Sitolia' hit maker alleges that they had ‘a thing’ years ago, having met her on Instagram before they exchanged contacts.

He asked her to come clean, to her fans, and to her husband.

“Tell people the truth! Tell your husband the truth! Stop telling lies! Why are you lying? Why are you defaming my name? I have never spoken in so much pain before,” Willy Paul insists.

He adds: “I came to pick you at your place in Syokimau. We met on Instagram, you gave me your number on the platform and met on the same day. Just tell people the truth. Tell your husband the truth about what went down.”

The latest comes just a day after Kenyans on social media rallied behind the #justicefordianamarua hashtag, hours after she released an emotional video in which she accused the musician of attempted rape.

According to Diana B, some years back, she met Willy Paul in Syokimau where she was living. She claims that the singer met her at a movie shop in her neighbourhood and was touchy, arrogant and stubborn.

"This boy Willy Paul pursued me for quite a while. There’s this day that I was at a movie shop, I saw him as he came in, he was being touchy and all that, and he's telling me a lot of things," Diana said in the video.

Ms. Marua goes on to claim that Willy Paul asked her to take him to her house, which she declined as she did not know him that well.

"He asked me ama tuingie hapa kwa gari tuongee kidogo, and since he was creating a scene, I went to the car to hear what he is saying," she added.

According to her, immediately they got inside the car, Willy Paul drove off in a huff and a flurry of dust. She goes on to say that the musician came on top of her and started pulling her skirt and even tore her top.

"This guy was choking me!" Diana said as she fought tears. "I remember this day as if it was yesterday, I can still feel the shivers in my body."

"Alikuwa amenishika hivi kwa shingo so that I cannot scream,"

She would eventually hightail from the car, with her skirt and top torn. She claims to have been helped by a motorbike guy who took her home.

 In a video posted on her channel, Diana says she has reported the matter to the cops and now awaits to meet the musician in court.