2014 is gone forever but it�s on record as a year that affected the entertainment industry in Ghana negatively. It was a year that, some artistes were told to shut up at the law court.
It was also a year that, some artistes were bold enough to drag major companies in the country to court for infringing on their intellectual property. And it was equally such an unpleasant year for the self-acclaimed mad man of the streets.
Few days ago, Ghanaians crossed over from 2014 to 2015. Naturally, it�s a year that most people will not remember but due to its many unfortunate challenges, yours truly doubts if it can easily be forgotten so soon in entertainment circles.
In 2014, the challenges were thoroughly shared, companies that sponsor or support the entertainment industry were hit hard. Many shows suffered as a result of the companies� inability to meet their financial obligations to most event organisers.
With lack of or no sponsorship at all, event organisers had to inflate the prices of tickets to their events, so as to recoup their investment or break even. The patrons of these shows were the ones who had to bear the brunt of the increment.
Patrons who were not able to adjust to the increment in ticket prices had to stay home and contend themselves with watching repeat telecasts and catching glimpses from television magazine shows.
Whiles event organisers and sponsors had to deal with challenges; the year was equally tough for some entertainment personalities.
Unfortunately, some personalities lost their lives and others are still trying to deal with the difficulties the year presented by Emmanuel Botchwey popularly known as Kwaw Kese, and regarded as the King of the Streets or Abodam, was hit harder than most.
Below are recaps of those unfortunate situations Kwaw Kese found himself in throughout the year 2014.
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