Some Worldcoin participants admit to having vision problems

Some Kenyans who agreed to have their eyes scanned by a scanning camera a few months ago by World Coin agents have now come forward and admitted that they have suffered from vision problems.

According to a report aired on Citizen TV on Tuesday night, some of those who agreed to have their eyes scanned for a payment of 7,000 Kenyan shillings have admitted to suffering from various eye problems.

Giving his testimony before the temporary parliamentary committee that was created to investigate the activities of World Coin in Kenya, Marube Mogus - one of the eyes scanned admitted that he has had vision problems.

"My eyes seemed to be affected due to the UV rays, and they started to have tears and also itch. The problem started about two hours after the eye scan and has been ongoing. To be honest, until now I have been to the hospital and I have understood how to use glasses," Mogusu said.

Another victim named Bernard Ayoo said he was in the project to earn money but later admitted that he was cheated.

"Yes, I got some money but not the amount they had promised us. They told me they would give me 7 thousand shillings but I only got 2 thousand shillings," he said.

Another victim who is a university student told the committee that there was no contract of understanding between the agents of World Coin and those who were being scanned.

"The guy told me that they were doing a scan for World Coin, he told me that after the eyeball scan I will get a gratuity of 70 dollars. At first I was scared but after he said that I will get money, I agreed," he said.

Most of the young people who were scanned for eyeballs say they are experiencing stigma from their friends who were not scanned.

The parliamentary committee aims to evaluate the existing relationship between the financial business and the World Coin business, especially aiming to determine the source of the money they were giving people for having their eyeballs scanned.