KISII, Kenya, Mar 10 – Baby Sagini whose eyes were gouged out in December last year told the court today that his grandmother Rael Nyakerario is the one who removed his eyes.
Baby Sagini was appearing virtually before Senior Resident Magistrate Christine Ogweno for cross examination.
Sagini’s sister also told the court her Grandma Nyakerario chased him out of the compound in the evening hours but didn’t catch him.
Sagini’s sister told the Court that in December last year, they went to the river to fetch water as usual but he did not return as he had lost the water jerrycan.
She said that they went on with their daily chores, the following day someone told their grandmother that Baby sagini has been dumped in maize plantation.
The Minor said that her grandmother chased her away, luckily she was unable to hold her.
They went to search him , and later police officers came and took the baby to the hospital to seek medication.
Daniel Nyameino who is a Clinician at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital during the cross examination said that he received a medical report from Rioma Station of baby sagini 3 years.
Whereby he examined the baby Sagini and was assaulted by unknown people on 13, 14 December 2022.
He said that Baby Sagini had scratch marks and might have been caused by more than one person and sustains severe injuries.
According to him the eyes were gorged out, eyelids were dark and there was leakage like an ointment from the eyes.
He separated eyelids and mounted a bandage on the eyes.
He further said that baby Sagini had bruises below right eye 1cm long and scratch marks on the neck .
Nyameino further told the court the injuries was as a result of sharp object.
The baby was further transferred to Kisii Eye Hospital to seek medical attention and his eyelids were prepared and was recommended to be taken to blind school since his eyes were permanently damaged.
Josephine Karimi , Caregiver , told the court , the minors have improved from the status they were at first.
Karemi said that the minors have undergone psychosocial support and have improved from the torture they were subjected.
“When I received them, they were speaking Ekegusii, but right now they are speaking Kiswahili,” she said.
