Mzee Abdul Makasi, the father of missing rapper Abdulkarim Mohamed, famously known as C'Zars, is still looking for answers 17 years after he went missing.
Mzee Abdul Makasi addressed his son's disappearance in an interview with UK-based entertainment and lifestyle journalist John Muchiri.
Makasi claims that before C'Zars went missing, he was dealing with stress from his KCSE examinations, due in a week, and an unmet promise from her aunt to migrate to the UK for further studies and music.
C'Zars is known for his popular song 'Amka Ukatike,' which rocketed him to national recognition and made him the most talked about up-and-coming singer from the coastal region.
According to his father, this may not have gone well with some of the region's more known artists.
According to Muchiri, Makasi stated that the celebrity got to his son's head, and at some point, 'he got him locked up in a Mombasa police station for truancy.'
Aside from that, Mzee Makasi claims that there were additional occurrences leading up to the rapper's disappearance.
C'Zars was already in the news at 17 years old for his music and school performance. Makasi believes this may have put him under strain.
Makasi also wonders if his treatment of C'Zars drove him to his breaking point. He admits to being harsh on him because, as a musician, he understands the pressures and temptations of the job.
The concerned father further disclosed that C'Zars' aunt, who lives in the United Kingdom, had promised the young rapper that he would assist him in relocating to the United Kingdom with his cousins (her children) for academics and music.
However, after the girls moved, the aunt could not pick up the phone, leaving C'Zars distraught.
Mzee Makasi also mentions industry sabotage and broken promises as contributing factors to his son's disappearance.
He claimed that C'Zars' burgeoning star did not sit well with some of the region's best artists.
He also claims that promises of record agreements, a trip to South Africa, and a Ksh100,000 cash incentive were never fulfilled.
Makasi feels that these and other causes may have contributed to his kid leaving school earlier than usual on Friday, October 23, 2006, and walking out of their compound to meet a friend and nature, only to vanish to this day.
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," Makasi told Muchiri.
"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.
