A former Migori County Member of County Assembly aspirant has put his testicle up for sale at a cost of Ksh500,000 each.
According to a local daily, Ian-Harriel Kowiti, claims poverty has forced him to take chances with what is rightfully his.
While speaking in an interview the 27 year old Kowiti claimed that he does not need two testicles, one is just enough.
“What is the need of having two of them (testicles) dangling between my legs if I can still do the job perfectly with just one?
In addition he said, “Imagine that there is someone out there who can’t have a child for one reason or another. I just want to share what I have, for a little profit of course! I’m tired of being broke, yet I don’t need two testicles!”
He further revealed that he’s willing to also sell one of his kidneys at a cost of Ksh1.5 million for interested local clients and three times the price for ‘international’ clients.
“A doctor friend confirmed to me that you can lead a healthy and fulfilling life with just one kidney. It pains me that there is someone out there who is suffering because of kidney failure and has to spend so much money on dialysis. I have two functioning kidneys, and I consider it the right thing to do to give out one,” he said.
While kidney transfer sentiments can be verified, medics who spoke to the weekly paper dismissed the idea of testicle transplant.
However testicle transplant has been dismissed by doctors and according to Dr David Kimani, a urologist, said it is not possible to transplant testicles.
“It is impossible. I am only aware of penile transplant, but I have never heard of a procedure to transplant testicles,” he said.
On the other hand, Dr Huldah Adhanja appreciated the fact that some people can be born with one testicle but that does not mean that those who have two can sell one and survive with the remaining one.