From years of waiting to five bundles of joy: Marsabit mother welcomes rare quintuplets

Marsabit mum loses 3 of the quintuplets she recently delivered, surviving babies airlifted to KNH

A 20-year-old mother from Loiyangalani Ward delivered quintuplets in a rare occurrence, with two survivors airlifted to Nairobi after three tragically died.

From years of waiting to five bundles of joy: Marsabit mother welcomes rare quintuplets

For five years, Nchauni Lemoitanit prayed for a child. Like many young women in the remote villages of Marsabit County, she hoped one day to experience the joy of motherhood. The 26-year-old from Arge Village in Loyangalani Sub-County never imagined that after years of waiting, she would become the mother of five children at once. Lying in her hospital bed at Marsabit County Referral Hospital surrounded by medical staff and a relative and friend…