The operation was performed by Italian plastic and reconstructive surgeon Professor Alexander Gardetto.
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has performed two rare nerve reconstruction surgeries on a four-year-old boy and a 43-year-old man who lost their limbs in separate accidents.
The procedures, conducted on October 29 and 30, 2026, involved Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (TSR), a specialised operation that redirects sensory nerves to help amputees regain sensations through prosthetic limbs.
The four-year-old boy, Jeremy, from Kirinyaga County, is described by KNH as the youngest known recipient of the procedure globally.
He lost his left hand in a chaff-cutter accident while playing with another child. An attempt to reattach the hand was unsuccessful, resulting in an amputation.
The operation was performed by Italian plastic and reconstructive surgeon Professor Alexander Gardetto and took five and a half hours.
The second patient, Charles Mogire, a 43-year-old painter from Ngong, underwent a five-hour procedure on October 30 after losing both arms in a severe electrical accident in November 2025.
Mogire lost his left arm at the shoulder and his dominant right arm above the elbow. He had previously received emergency treatment and skin grafting at KNH.
According to the hospital, his operation was the third transhumeral variant of TSR to be performed globally.
