Rapudo's Emotional Confession About His Father

Speaking to Dr Ofweneke in the Lessons @30 podcast, Rapudo revealed that he was unable to enjoy his childhood with both of his parents, as they separated when he was 6 years old.

The father of 3 explained that his father left his life and he came to meet him later in high school, which made him live with resentment towards him.

"I grew up a childhood in Migori County in the hands of my grandmother. My parents were divorced, each one was on their own all the time. "

Rapudo said that what made him live with resentment against his father was his father not looking for him despite knowing he existed.

He said that he, like any other boy child, in upbringing you look and follow the father's actions but for him there was nothing like that.

"Growing up without a father affected me, you know as a young man you grow up looking up to your father, when you are in school you see your friends being visited by fathers and you your father is not there, it really affects you psychologically."

"It affected me so much that until I reached grade 6-7 I had to talk to my mother to show me where my father is. Because I had never seen him since childhood. Mother traveled to Mombasa to look for him but unfortunately she did not find him and when she told me that is when I accepted my situation that father is not in my life, 'Rapudo said.

Later in high school after the death of his mother, Rapudo got a chance to meet his father but that made him even more bitter and hated him.

"To tell the truth I felt betrayed to see him. Because this guy was alive all those years and never looked for me and he knew I was there. And when I met him, my mother had already passed away. So even my meeting with him did not change anything in my soul, "Rapudo swallowed bitter saliva.

"When he died I was in school and there was no phone to inform me so even his funeral I did not attend but later I visited his grave," he added.

Regarding whether he came to change his mind and forgive his biological father, Rapudo said;

"He felt he had wronged me, he tried to apologize to me it was like it was at that time. Unfortunately he died before I forgave him and so we could not find a peace agreement, "Rapudo revealed.

He said that the cold relationship between him and his father gave him a great lesson in life and that is why he makes every effort to be present in the lives of his children despite having them with different mothers.