It is 17 years since musician Abdulkarim Mohamed, alias Czars disappeared without a trace.
The then teenage rapper, known for his banger Amka Ukatike, went missing on Friday October 23, 2006 and he would be 34 years old today.
On the fateful day, he left school earlier than usual. He would then leave their home to meet a friend only for him to never come back.
His family, led by his father Abdul Makasi, is yet to lose hope in establishing what happened to their kin.
“Three governments later no one cares anymore. He disappeared during President Kibaki’s term. I reported the case at Bamburi Police Station. The then Coast PPO, Mwangi King’ori, sent some officers to investigate the matter. I was introduced to him by the late Changamwe MP Ramadhani Kajembe. Nothing came out of the investigations,”
“Even after all those painful days, I am still hopeful and waiting patiently. Either he shows up or at least I get to know what happened to him,” Makasi said in an interview with UK-based journalist John Muchiri.
Before his disappearance, Makasi said that Czars was facing pressure of to perform in KCSE that was just a week away and unfulfilled promise of his aunt to relocate him to the UK.
“But when it came to C’Zars’ turn, the aunt stopped communicating with us. That broke C’Zars’ heart. His aunt is still in the UK with his daughters and we have not communicated since,” Makasi shared.
Other promises to Czars that were not fulfilled include a recording deal in South Africa and a cash reward of Ksh100,000.
Makasi also said that fame got into Czars head to a point that he was arrested for truancy. With the indiscipline case, the media started focusing on his performance in school.
“No musician liked him out here in Mombasa, it was very evident. They all felt threatened by his instant success,” Makasi said.
The journalist also question Makasi if he was too hard on Czars and he said, “I am a former musician, so I know the pressure that comes with fame. It was very easy for C’Zars to get into wrong company with his stardom. I just wanted to keep him on check.”
