This archive report was first published on 4 October 2019.
On October 4, 2019, a 51-year-old Kenyan man was rushed to Murang'a Level 5 Hospital after waking up to find his genitals severed.
Moses Wanyoike, a resident of Kamahuha Village in Murang'a County, had spent the previous night drinking with friends at a local bar.
According to Wanyoike, his friend Gerald Mbugua had threatened to circumcise him again, but he had dismissed the threat as a joke due to the excessive alcohol consumption.
Wanyoike followed Mbugua home around 2 am, where the alleged assault took place.
"Throughout the journey, Mbugua kept on telling me that he would circumcise me for a second time. I treated his threat as a bad joke, blaming his statement on the excess alcohol that we had taken," Wanyoike said.
Wanyoike discovered the severity of his injuries when he went to the toilet on Thursday morning and found his genitals had been cut off.
He immediately called a friend, who rushed him to the hospital with the help of Kamahuha MCA Joseph Karanja.
"I found the man in a pool of blood and my first action was to put him in my vehicle and go with him to make a report at Kamahuha AP Camp," Karanja said.
The suspect, Mbugua, had gone into hiding, but was later arrested from his hideout in Kamahuha.
