BOY UNDERGOES 7-HOURS PLASTIC SURGERY AT KNH

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Joseph Theuri, who underwent a seven-hour surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to reattach his hand which was severed by a chaff cutter, has been discharged.

It was all smiles for the teenager as he was reunited with his mother Virginia Gathoni, sister Lilian Kamau and Ms Josephine Wanjiru, the good Samaritan who drove him to hospital while carrying his severed hand in a plastic bag.

In an operation that marked a first for hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa, a team of surgeons led by Prof Stanley Khainga, Dr Nang’ole Wanjala and Dr Benjamin Wabwire successfully reattached the hand on February 8.

Theuri had been referred to KNH from Kiambu hospital where he had been admitted after he accidentally chopped off his arm while cleaning the machine used for cutting straw or hay.

“It has been a long journey since I was first brought to the hospital and it feels good to finally be allowed to go home to my family. I have missed them,” a beaming Theuri said.
By Geofrey Okechi.


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