Questions emerged after several hospitals reportedly conducted botched circumcision procedures in different parts of the country.
18 boys were admitted to various hospitals across the country with one victim succumbing after undergoing the operation.
At the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, 16 boys were admitted in the last month with one battling for his life at the facility's Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
In Bungoma County, a family was left shaken after their 11-year-old son was operated on poorly, requiring specialised screen grafting surgery outside the country.
The boy was circumcised in Bungoma Referral Hospital.
A visibly upset father narrated the unfortunate events that led to the procedure calling for action against medics who were involved.
"On December 13, 2022, we had hoped that the kid would have healed and we had started plans on his discharge from the hospital," he stated.
"I later realised that he was walking in pain and a foul smell emanating from his bedroom," he added.
The father further revealed that he sought services from a private hospital where he was informed that the boy had to be admitted to the theatre for another surgery.
"The doctor informed us that we have to seek specialised medication from abroad to rectify the issue,
"It is difficult for us as we have already spent a lot of money on the same,
"The unscrupulous doctor needs to be apprehended to answer for his crime," he opined.
On January 5, veteran journalist Najma Ismail sought action against an Eastleigh-based doctor who conducted a botched circumcision procedure on her two sons that left their health in danger.
She revealed that her sons' troubles kicked off on December 8 when she approached a medical officer to conduct the procedure.
"On December 8, we went to (a hospital) in Eastleigh. We were told that they do circumcision very well because we were very green. I took my two sons, one is 11 years old and the other one is eight years old, she remarked.
"When we entered, there was something funny about the place they were to conduct the surgery. It didn't have the necessary equipment for emergencies," she added.
She vowed to lodge a complaint with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) 'because I do not want him to do that to another child. That is a very vital organ.'
Recently, a family in Tarakwa, Uasin Gishu County, was bereaved following the death of their 14-year-old son, who succumbed to an infection contracted from a botched circumcision on December 3.
The teen, who had just completed his primary school exam scoring 395 marks, was looking forward to joining a prestigious high institution to pursue his studies.
