A Kenyan man has moved to court against the government and pharmaceutical company Beta Healthcare over what he termed as a faulty condom that spiralled his life into depression.
According to the man whose name has been withheld, a faulty Zoom condom manufactured by the company burst while he was engaging in intercourse with a woman he was having an affair with.
The man alleges that the condom pack bore a Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) standardisation mark and has enjoined both KEBS and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) as respondents in the suit.
"I was fully aware of the dangers of having unprotected sex and decided to use my favourite brand of condoms being the Zoom scented 'chocolate flavoured' studded condoms which I believed would please the woman and protect me fully.
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"Whilst I was having sexual intercourse with the woman, the said condom broke, a fact I only realised after the act," court papers seen by Kenyans.co.ke read in part.
The man went on to describe that he also slept with his wife three days later but started experiencing a rash and discomfort nine days after the incident with the condom.
"I was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection, of which, I was treated for the same," the man described and went on to recount that two days after his diagnosis, his wife also contracted the infection.
The court papers further read: "My wife called and informed me that she had been infected. My wife blamed me for being unfaithful and our relationship was strained afterward. My wife then became estranged and left me for another man."
Court papers further conveyed that the petitioner was riddled with guilt and driven to depression and alcoholism after his wife left and his condition further led to the loss of his job.
The petitioner outlined that his investigations had revealed that Beta Healthcare dispatched an impugned batch of condoms which was initially meant to be distributed in Uganda but failed all qualitative tests and had been flagged for destruction.
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