Dotto Magari: Tanzanian influencer rubbishes claims of infecting other celebs with HIV

Tanzanian singer and media personality Dotto Magari has dismissed claims circulating about his health, including allegations that he has HIV and has infected other celebrities with the virus.

Speaking to a local Bongo YouTuber in a video shared on Instagram on Sunday, July 26, 2026, Magari, born Dotto Keto, strongly rejected the claims and insisted that he is in good health.

While challenging those spreading the allegations to produce evidence, Dotto said that if he genuinely had the illness being discussed, he would have received significant financial assistance from people seeking to support him.

“Let me just tell you honestly, if I had that disease, then I would be very rich. For real, because I will get a lot of aid. If I had that said sickness, I would be very well off,” he said.

The media personality also dismissed claims that he takes medication for the alleged condition, describing such reports as false.

“And reports that I take medicine are a lie,” Dotto said.

He went on to challenge the interviewer to inspect his vehicle for medication, appearing to use the challenge to emphasise his insistence that he does not take the tablets he has been accused of using.

“Let me ask you, you who are interviewing me, let people come and check my car and yours to see whether there are hidden tablets. For you, you may even have normal tablets like chloroquine, but mine has no tablets,” he said.

Dotto also addressed speculation about his physical health, pointing to his age and appearance as he sought to demonstrate that he remains healthy.

“Right now I am 57 years old,” he said.

The infleuncer then made a comparison involving the elasticity of the skin, telling the interviewer to examine himself while maintaining that he remains physically fit.

“And even if we check our skins, which one, when pinched, fails to go back quickly? See, it is yours. Look at yourself, young man. I am healthy,” he said.

Donations

In the same video, the YouTuber interviewing Dotto also appeared to laugh off the HIV claims before informing the singer that someone had given him Tsh20,000 to support him in purchasing his medication.

Playing along with the joke, Dotto accepted the money but humorously complained that the amount was too little to cover the cost of the medication, leaving the YouTuber amused.

“And someone has just given me this money to help you buy your medication,” the YouTuber said.

“Why did he leave? You should not have let him leave because this money will not be enough for those medications,” Dotto responded jokingly.

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