A 31-year-old tout whose private parts were chopped off by a sex worker is recuperating at a hospital in Nakuru.
It was a harrowing tale that can only be told by Samuel Kamau, the victim. A visit to the scene shows the gravity of the attack, with blood stains on the floor. Also on the floor are Kamau’s bloodied clothes which he used to control the bleeding. Also recovered at the scene are two knives which were allegedly used by his tormentor to rob him of his manhood.
Kamau told Free Area Chief Stephen Macharia that he had picked the woman, only identified as Pamela, for some ‘quick service’ in his house.
After the romp, the two allegedly disagreed over payment, prompting Pamela, popularly known as Mungu Leta, to chop his genitals.
Kamau is said to have picked the genitals, placed them in a black nylon paper bag in the hope that they could be re-attached by health experts.
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The victim’s mother, who did not wish to be mentioned, said it was unfortunate for his son to undergo such pain at the hands of a woman she did not even know.
Kamau’s mother in a few of words told The Nairobian at the hospital that his son was embarrassed about the whole incident.
“My son is silent about the issue, he has not informed me how it happened but says he was cut by a woman he picked on the streets,” said the mother who requested anonymity.
Before visiting him at the hospital, she said she had been informed that Kamau had been stabbed under unclear circumstances and that she did not anticipate that his genitals had been chopped off.
Her hopes of seeing her son marry a respected woman and raise a happy family according to the Gikuyu culture are all but dashed.
“I have never seen or witnessed such an act apart from hearing it from media. Now it has happened to my son. It is sad because I wanted to see him raise a happy family to continue with our family lineage,” said the mother.
The victim’s aunt said she was informed of the incident by a neighbour and rushed to the house only to be met with blood on floor of the house while her nephew cried for help.
“Being a woman, my nephew did not explain to me what transpired but I was shocked the house was full of blood including his clothing. He however called the taxi driver who rushed him to the hospital,” she said.
The taxi driver said he went to the house immediately after the incident and found the victim writhing in pain.
He said the victim confided in him that his genitals had been chopped off and placed in a black paper bag.
A Gender Violence Recovery Centre officer, Angela Gwaro, said the patient was unconscious when he was admitted.
“The patient was received bleeding after his private parts were chopped off. He was taken to theater and his condition has been stabilized,” she said.
She however said the patient has not shared more information at the facility because he feels embarrassed.
