Some cases reported in media these days will leave you wary about the mental state of most of the people living in Kenya as some of these cases are nothing short of bizarre. One such incident was today reported after a 35-year old man allegedly forced his mother to kiss the cross on her late husband’s grave.
The court was told that on November 22, Curtis Njagi Muchira uprooted a wooden cross from his father’s grave and threatened to hit his mother with it.
Mr. Muchira who hails from Kiriari Village in Embu North Sub-County was today arraigned in court for threatening to physically assault his biological mother, Jessa Karambu Ndwiga. He apparently warned her of dire consequences should she refuse to “kiss” the cross.
Muchira reportedly arrived at his mother’s house where she questioned him about her missing purse. The situation escalated as the 35-year old stormed out of the house and uprooted the cross on his father’s grave.
He then returned into the house and threatened to beat up his mother if she did not obey his command to kiss the cross. The mother terrified by her son’s actions, pleaded with her son not to harm her. Muchira then ordered his mother, Jessa to walk out of her house.
After frog-marching her out of her house for a short distance, Karambu managed to flee and reported the matter at an Embu police post. The police later arrested Muchira who had returned to his mother’s house.
Appearing before Resident Magistrate Jean Ndegeri, Muchira pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was released on a Ksh. 20, 000 bond with a surety of a similar amount, or a cash bail of Ksh. 10, 000.
The case will be heard on December 12, 2018.
Do you think a person of sound mind would uproot a cross from a grave and force his mother to kiss it?