Czars of the ‘Amka Ukatike’ hit song disappeared without a trace 17 years ago and his family is still seeking answers to what happened to him.
The rapper went missing on October 23, 2006, just when he was about to sit for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
Czars’ father Mzee Abdul Makasi opened up on the events leading to his son’s disappearance in an interview with UK-based entertainment and lifestyle journalist John Muchiri.
Makasi revealed that Czars was depressed before he went missing. He added that at the time, his son who was only 17 years old, was facing the pressure to perform in his KCSE exams that were due in a week, and an unfulfilled promise from her aunt to relocate to the UK for further studies and music.
At 17 years, Czars was already in the headlines for his music, and his school performance as well. This, according to Makasi, might have put him on pressure.
“Media had already started focusing on his performance in school. Was he afraid that he would not perform well and disappoint his fans?” Mzee Makasi said.
Czars’ father believes these, among many other factors, may have led to his son leaving school early than usual on Friday, October 23, 2006, and taking a walk out of their compound to see a friend and nature, only to disappear to date.
“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.
Mzee Makasi added that he is still waiting patiently for his son to walk back to his compound or at least to get closure by finding out what happened to him.
If Czars walked back into his father’s compound today, he would be 34 years old.
“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.
Czars is famously remembered for his hit song ‘Amka Ukatike’, which catapulted him to national fame, and saw him become the most talked about fast-rising artist from the coastal region.
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