Kenyan TikTokers, including popular figures like Malcolm and Mbanya, have voiced their concerns about the proposed organ transplantation law. Celebrities react to proposed organ donation bill. What did celebrities say about organ transplantation? Malcolm took to social media to warn about the potential risks of misuse and exploitation if adequate regulations are not implemented. “The business of selling body parts is very lucrative. You know, if this becomes law, sometimes they won’t even wait for someone to die, especially if they know the person has no relatives.
They’ll see that the liver is still functioning, the kidneys are intact, and the heart is still beating. That’s when they’ll act fast and later claim the person died, and since they had no family, they were buried somewhere. If this just becomes law, you don’t want to know what will happen,” Malcom said. Mbanya also expressed his concerns over the new proposed legislation. “The kind of forcefulness that will be used to take people’s body parts away. Kenyans, you should know that you are melanin-rich people and your body parts will be taken by everyone. People are paying millions and millions.
We just needed a corrupt leader in power to allow such things to happen. When your wife goes to give birth, or if you take someone to the hospital, stay with them until they come out of the hospital. This is another level of madness, God forbid,” Mbanya said.
Details of The Human Tissue and Organ Transplantation Bill, 2024 The Human Tissue and Organ Transplantation Bill, 2024, introduced by MP Mark Muriithi Mwenje of Embakasi West, aims to establish the Kenya Tissue and Organ Transplantation Authority.
This new body will replace the Kenya Tissue and Transplant Authority, originally set up through a legal notice in 2022. The proposed authority will have extensive powers, including regulating human tissue and organ transplants, registering and licensing medical facilities, and overseeing services related to transplantation, such as testing, typing, banking, and distribution of organs.
This proposed legislation aims to regulate the process of organ and tissue transplantation, with the goal of enhancing organ availability to save lives while addressing the issue of illegal organ trade. Under this Bill, individuals would have the right to make decisions about organ donation after death, and if they haven’t made their wishes clear, close relatives would be able to provide consent.
Kenyans’ reaction to the proposed Bill The proposed legislation has sparked intense debate among Kenyans, with many expressing concerns that it is poorly conceived and poorly intended. TUKO.co.ke compiled some of their views from across social media platforms: Ombeva Hillary: “Vulnerable innocent people will be endangered too, people will be killed and their body parts taken…it will be worse.”
Lucie Zk: “CS moms wataitana.” vera: “Hii kenya wanatafuta pesa kilamahali.” Peter The Linguist: “Absolutely bana mtu akiletwa tu hivi na hana watu wako keen kidogo.. biz biz ni kubaya.” _shif.u: “Sasa wanataka kutukula jameni.” jay_maumau: “No one should accept this.” beebianca254: “It’s really crazy to propose such a Bill.” ali_cedrew: “Shually…. It’s wrong very wrong.”
by DanVictor Munene