A former aspirant for Member of County Assembly (MCA) seat has put up one of his testicles for sale for Sh500,000. Ian-Harriel Kowiti, who hails from Uriri Constituency in Migori County, says he’s tired of living in squalor and poverty, and has opted to raise cash by selling one of his testicles. But is the take of Doctors on this? Would they advise such a move?
Well, Though a man can still lead a healthy sex life with one testicle, medics have dismissed the idea of harvesting testicles.
Speaking to The Nairobian, urologist Dr David Kimani 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.
Another medic, Dr Huldah Adhanja, said the fact that some people can be born with one testicle does not mean that those who have two can sell one and operate with the remaining one.”She said there is no local expertise or facilities for testicular transplant, and even there were, patients would suffer from stigma due to cultural beliefs.
“Which man would accept to use another man’s testicles even if transplant was possible? This is madness!” she stated.
Kowiti says that he’s selling his precious gem to better his life. However, the soft-spoken 27-year-old explains that money is not the motivation for selling his kidney.
“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?” Kowiti posed in an interview with The Nairobian.