Kenyan Woman Swallows Engagement Ring Hidden in Meal, Narrowly Avoids Tragedy

A near-tragic wedding proposal took place in Gongoni, Tana River County, on Sunday March 12. Jessica Hawayu’s family and her boyfriend Johannah Charo had planned a surprise engagement party, with the plan being to bury an engagement ring in a plate of pilau for Jessica to discover. However, when she started choking on the food, all efforts went into rescuing her. She was rushed to a nearby hospital for a check-up and woke up to say ‘Yes’ with the ring already on her finger. Despite the close call, Jessica does not feel bad about what the family planned as they all wanted to make her day memorable.