I he dated someone 
who had a bad record and that affected him. Timaya and actress Empress 
Njamah dated for a few years. Their much publicized affair ended in 
2009. 
“You should not date somebody who 
already has a negative record. In my own case, it affected me at that 
time. I feel that a relationship should be between two people and not 
exposed to the rest of the world. Only a smart man is able to keep his 
relationship private."
“You see, Desmond Elliot and Jimmy Jatt 
are both married, but you will never see their wives in public. 
Naturally I’m a private person. The only thing that takes me out of my 
shell is my music, which is what I do for a living. It seems that the 
only thing people know about me is that ugly episode. So I don’t like to
 talk about it,” he says, adding that he has learnt a lesson from the 
experience." Timaya says