A new born baby was on Sunday, July 10, pulled out of a 60 ft deep latrine in Mururi trading centre, Kirimara location, Kirinyaga County.
Residents were stunned as they milled around the latrine, trying to make sense of an incident that has many wondering why a mother would throw an innocent child inside a latrine.
According to Kirimara Location Chief Naftaly Ndege, the baby was discovered by a young girl who went to the latrine to answer a call of nature.
“The young girl heard the child crying, and that’s when she alerted her mother who then alerted her neighbours,” said the chief.
Following the announcement, the administrator rallied the residents, who worked together to extract the infant from the hole.
“The baby was retrieved alive, but appeared to be struggling to breath. She was naked, and only covered by sheets of tissue paper,” said the chief.
The chief and the residents rushed the child to a nearby private hospital, where she was cleaned and treated.
According to Ndege, the baby’s umbilical cord had been cut, which raised concerns she may have caught an infection having spent some time in the latrine.
The infant has since been taken to Kimbimbi sub-county hospital, where she is being treated.
“She is more than a miracle, considering the condition we found her in, I’m sure she will live a healthy life,” one of the residents, Simon Magondu, stated.
The chief stated that they have begun investigating various health facilities in the area in order to locate and prosecute the mother.
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