Mr Samuel Kantai, a cousin of Chris Kantai, released a short statement from the family: “Chris had been suffering from ulcers for a long time, and also suffered from hernia. While Samuel admitted that Chris had battled alcoholism in the past, he had gone clean in recent days. Kenyan rapper Bamzigi, a founding member of the group Necessary Noize, fell into disgrace after discovering cocaine and later, heroin. “The addiction he had could have been treated, but instead he was classified as manic-depressive.”With his fall from grace followed the departure of friends. “What if all these people (artists) looked out for each other?” someone asked online, among the tributes and late flowers.

Source: Daily Nation March 02, 2019 10:30 UTC