13-year-old boy hospitalised after botched circumcision in Rongai

A 13-year-old boy is recuperating at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) following a botched circumcision at a medical facility in Rongai area of Kajiado County.

The family of the boy blames the doctor at St. Cates Medical Centre who circumcised him for negligence, after a section of the boy’s manhood was chopped off during the procedure.

According to the family, the boy was rushed to KNH when it was too little too late.

Doctors at KNH were forced to completely remove the part which was reattached as it had started decomposing.

The victim was hoping to join secondary school this year after scoring 396 marks in the just released KCPE examination results.

“Wakati walirudi kijana yangu akaniambia amefanyiwa kienyeji…saa tano mtu wa pikipiki akaniambiwa kijana hafanyiwi poa,” said the boy’s mother.

“Sikuwa najua what exactly what had happened…niliambiwa kijana hajakojoa tangu atoke hospitali.”

The family says upon inquiring on what went wrong, they were informed that a section of the boy’s manhood was chopped off completely.

The doctor at the medical centre reattached the chopped part in an attempt to correct the procedure.

But what is more shocking is the boy’s discharge from the hospital despite the doctor being fully aware of the botched circumcision.

The family says the doctors at KNH were forced to remove the chopped part completely as it had started decomposing, affecting the rest of his genitalia.

The victim’s mother filed a report at the Ongata Rongai Police Station but action is yet to be taken.

Our efforts to reach out to the medical facility were met with drama. The said doctor identified as Anthony Garuchi denied being in-charge of the facility.

He claimed he was just a cleaner, advising us to come back the following day. We asked for his phone number but the number given out was offline.

The family, irked by the denial of the doctor, attacked him, attracting the attention of members of the public. He then took off, shutting the family out.

At KNH, the boy is recuperating as he waits for full recovery before a reconstructive surgery is performed on him.