Baby Sagini: Family members jailed for 55 years for gouging toddlers eye
A Kisii court has sentenced Alex Maina Ochogo, Pacificah Nyakerario, and Rael Mayieka to 40, 10 and 5 years respectively for gouging Baby Brighton Sagini’s eyes on December 13, 2022, at Ikuruma village, Marani Sub-county, Kisii county. Senior Resident Magistrate, Christine Ogweno Ogweno revealed that 27-year-old Maina was the mastermind in the heinous crime, assisted […]
Court rules 3 suspects linked to Baby Sagini brutal attack have case to answer
Three suspects facing assault charges over the brutal attack of Baby Brighton Sagini in Kisii last December have a case to answer, the Kisii Law Court has ruled. Senior Resident Magistrate Christine Ogweno found that the prosecution had adduced evidence to warrant putting the trio on their defence. The three, Alex Ochogo, Rale Nyakerario (Sagini’s […]
‘Grandma hit me, gouged out my eyes’ – Baby Sagini testifies in court
Baby Brighton Sagini, the three-year-old boy whose eyes were gouged out in a cruel attack last December, told a Kisii court on Friday that it was his grandmother who was behind the beastly act. Baby Sagini, while testifying before Senior Kisii Resident Magistrate Christine Ogweno, said his grandmother Rael Nyakerario hit him on the head […]
Sonko decries frustrations of his offer to fly Baby Sagini to China for eye transplant
Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has been facing pressure following his offer to help Baby Sagini whose eyes were gouged out in Marani, Kisii county, secure an eye transplant in China with many politicians dismissing it as a mere PR stunt. Sonko, however, in a social media post on Sunday, December 25, dismissed the claims […]
Sonko offers to fly Baby Sagini to China for eye implants
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has offered to help a 3-year-old boy who had his eyes gouged out in Marani, Kisii county, access specialised treatment abroad. Sonko, in a statement on Monday, December 19, said he had identified a hospital in Shenzhen southeastern China which specialises in eye implants that could handle Junior Sagini’s case. […]
Doctor says Baby Sagini’s eyesight cannot be restored
Baby Sagini has been left completely blind with doctors saying there is no hope to restore his eyesight. In a report, doctor Daniel Kiage of Kisii Eye Hospital confirmed that there is no way to save Baby Sagini whose eyes were gouged by unknown thugs. “Both of his eyes were completely removed, there is nothing […]