A Grade 8 pupil on Wednesday, April 5, underwent surgery to remove one of his testicles after he was beaten up by his teachers in school.
Doctors at the Bosongo Hospital explained that they had to surgically pull out the testicle after it sustained irreversible damage.
The teenager had developed a swelling on the testicle that caused him excruciating pain and rendered him immobile. Medics diagnosed him with testicular torsion.
"He was brought to us in a critical condition. We performed an emergency operation on him. He is still recovering, but is too weak to even walk," the nurse stated.
According to Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit medical advising website, testicular torsion occurs when the spermatic cord that feeds blood to the scrotum is twisted. The reduced flaw of blood causes severe pain and swelling.
The victim's mother admitted to taking her son to the hospital a week after he first reported the incident.
"They told me that I should have brought him earlier. He has now lost his testicle. My son has been crying endlessly, telling me that he will not be able to sire children," she said amid tears.
She first noticed something was amiss when her son was writhing in pain in the middle of the night on March 31. He intimated what happened.
"He got into an altercation with a classmate who reported him to the teacher. He told me he was pinned onto the desk by his classmates and that the teachers had hit him on his private parts," the distraught mother remarked.
His elder brother claimed that when he went to the institution to demand answers, the headteacher asked them to first go to the hospital.
However, upon further inquiry into what really happened, the school head told them there was nothing they would do to them. The school deputy headteacher attempted to cover up for his colleagues.
At first, he claimed that the event did not happen but promised to investigate the matter. He then claimed that the boy had previously suffered from a genital condition.
Nyamira County Police Commander James Mitugo confirmed that the matter was under investigation.
