A Githurai woman identified as Margaret Njeri is in pain as she is unable to get KSh 100,000 needed to get her daughter’s body from the Kenyatta National Hospital for burial. Margaret Njeri with baby Winnie Wanjiku (r), staring at the photos of the baby (l). Little Wanjiku had brain and heart problems Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Margaret shared that her daughter suffered from heart and brain problems, and their journey has seen them go in and out of hospital since 2023. “In January she was admitted and after treatment, we were discharged to go home. In March the problem reared its head again and this time she started convulsing seriously. “On Friday, March 14, we went to bed, and his body became too hot and I threw him on the sofaset and called for help. When we arrived at the Kenyatta National Hospital he was put on oxygen but sadly he later passed on,” she shared. Margaret lost 2 other children This is not the first time that Margaret is losing a child as the firstborn, Edwin Gitau, died in a septic accident Near Clanne school Githurai when he was just seven years old. The second-born child died at four months old. They woke up and found baby Ephraim Kigo unconscious and rushed him to hospital, but unfortunately, he was already dead. “My husband left us when Wanjiku was one year and eight months old saying that his family does not have a history of disability just because he our daughter hasn’t started walking,” she said. It’s now two weeks since the body of little Wanjiku was taken for preservation at the Kenyatta National Hospital Mortuary. Margaret was willing to give Wanjiku’s father the body to bury but he refused, arguing that she killed their baby. Margaret’s dad has agreed to give her a place to bury baby Wanjiku on their land in Murang’a, but unless they pay KNH a whopping KSh 100,000, the grieving mum cannot get the girl’s body. The bill at KNH was KSh 236,309, and the National Hospital Insurance Fund, which was since changed to the Social Hospital Insurance Fund, covered KSh 32,000. KNH was kind enough to waive KSh 104,309. Once the bill is cleared, there are also the mortuary fee, funeral and burial budgets staring at Margaret who had to shut down her kibanda because she had to take care of her baby. To help Margaret, you can use 0713028540.
by Susan Mwenesi
