A middle-aged man sought legal redress in court, alleging that his nephew conspired with a local hospital to dupe him into selling his kidney for Ksh1.5 million.
The embattled man claimed that he assisted his nephew with the hope of receiving part of the money in return.
The incident occurred in May 2019, when the nephew was diagnosed with kidney failure. The nephew sought the assistance of his resentful uncle, but the latter refused to donate the kidney and instead demanded half of the money before agreeing to surgery.
“The man begged me to donate my kidney so he could live.” “I told him I couldn’t do it for free because it would ruin my life, and that’s when we agreed on the money,” the complainant lamented in an emotional interview with KTN News.
However, as his nephew’s health deteriorated, the man felt compelled to donate a kidney in the hopes of receiving a token as an incentive.
When he arrived at the hospital, he claimed a doctor handed him a contract that he believed captured their agreement on how he would be paid the Ksh1.5 million.
He signed the document and went on to save his nephew. He had no idea that the contract and surgery would lead him down a road filled with unexpected turns and regrets.
To the defendant’s chagrin, the hospital contract stated that he voluntarily donated his kidney.
When the nephew recovered, the kidney donor approached him about the situation, only to be allegedly sidelined.
The nephew claimed that the contract overruled their verbal agreement and that the kidney was given freely.
“In fact, the doctor told me that if I offered my kidney, I would receive all of my money after the surgery.”
The hospital responded by claiming that the kidney was given as a donation and denying any knowledge of the agreement between the two parties.
Outraged by this turn of events, the man filed a lawsuit against the private hospital and requested that the Directorate of Criminal Investigation look into the matter.
He also asked the DPP’s office to expedite his case.
Further, in his petition to the court, the man requested that the facility be deregistered if found guilty of duping him into donating the kidney.
