A man in Nakuru is hospitalised after chopping off his testicles

In what has been reported as attempted suicide ,a man in Nakuru has choped off his testicles using a kitchen knife .

According to police report ,Mr Mjoroge waweru who is a 56 year old man took the action while his wife was in the bathroom.

“It was reported by one Ms Salome Wanja Njenga, a resident of Nairobi area of Kiamaina Ward about 1 kilometer South of this station that today at around 0730hrs while she was in the bathroom her husband took a kitchen knife and chopped off his testicles,” according to a report filed at Kiugoine Police Station in Nakuru County.

Later on ,the wife to the man rushed him to Esther memorial hospital in Maili sita where she was attended to and later reffered to Nakuru County Refferal hospital  while in stable condition.

Mr waweru was required to tell the police the reason which prompted him to perform such a horrifying action .

The OCS of kiugoine was accompanied by some police officers to the scene. The police said that a blood stained kitchen knife was recovered and shall be used as an exhibit.

This incidence comes barely few months where there has been an increase in the number of persons committing suicide in Kenya, which has drawn President Uhuru Kenyatta’s attention.

 

According to Mr George Kinoti of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the country has never seen such a high number of suicides as in the years 2021-2022.

 

“We have never recorded such a high number of suicides before and this is not only alarming but calls for urgent remedial measures,” Said Mr kinoti .

According to the government it is illegal for one to attempt   suicide and has urged citizens to seek guidance and counseling from relevant authorities.