This archive report was first published on 26 December 2019.
2019 was a year that will be remembered for its bizarre and shocking news stories. One of the most striking incidents of the year was the case of Martin Munene, a man from Tharaka Nithi County who was arrested for slaughtering and eating his dog.
According to reports, Munene was a hungry man who had not eaten for three days and decided to turn his dog into dinner. He was later released after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji intervened.
Another bizarre incident of the year was the case of Cedric Shivonje Isaac, a stowaway who fell from a KQ Boeing aircraft before it landed in London on June 30. Despite initial reports that he had died, it was later revealed that he was alive.
Two lovers in Naivasha were involved in a shocking incident when one of them bit off a chunk of the other's tongue and swallowed it. The victim was rushed to a nearby health centre and was left bleeding profusely.
Kenyan musician Akothee caused a stir when she shared a photo of her mansion and her final resting place with a macabre caption. The caption read: 'SEE WHERE I WILL BE BURIED WHEN THAT TIME COMES? I HAVE LIVED THIS LIFE FOR REAL? MWANAMKE SINGOL NI KUJIPANGA! UJIPANGE AMA MAISHA IKUPANGE, AMA UPANGIWE CHAGUO NI LAKO ⛔.'
Nairobi governor Mike Sonko was arrested in Voi and detained for days before his lawyers wrote to the court stating that he was under bed arrest after he was roughened up during his arrest. Dr. Esther Nafula Wekesa, a Palliative Care and Pain Management Specialist, wrote in her progress report: 'MIKE MBUVI SONKO IS A PATIENT CURRENTLY UNDER MY CARE. HE WAS ADMITTED TO WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY, SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO THE LEFT CHEST WAL BDATERAI HIP OSTEOARTHNES. HE HAD NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION. HE WAS STARTED ON ANTIHYPERTENSIVES AND ANALGESICS AND LATER DISCHARGED TO CONTINUE WITH TREATMENT AT HOME.'
