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Juja woman makes history after delivering 5 babies through normal delivery at Thika Level 5 Hospital
14th September, 2026 04:45 PM
A woman from Juja, Kiambu County, has made history after successfully delivering quintuplets through normal delivery at Thika Level Five Hospital.
Mercy Kanini delivered all five babies naturally without undergoing a Caesarean section, in a rare feat that Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi said is among only five such cases recorded in Kenya’s history.
Speaking about her experience on Monday, September 14, 2026, Kanini said she initially realised that one of the babies was already beginning to come out when she arrived at the hospital.
She explained that doctors initially considered taking her to theatre before determining that she could safely deliver naturally.
“Vile nilifika hapa kuna mtoto alikuwa ametamgulia kutoka, vile nilisikia anatoka niliita daktari akaniweka labour ward akaniangalia akiprocess kuenda theatre, but after sometime wakasema naweza deliver normal,” Kanini said.
“Nilideliver watoto wote normal sikufanyiwa C-section. Na vile nilipata watoto ni watano nilifurahi sana sikutense, sikuogoma am very happy.“
Other children
Kanini said the five babies are her third children, as she already has two older children.
“Hawa si watoto wa kwanza ama wapili kupata ni wa tatu, niko na firstborn mvulana na second born msichana,” she revealed.
Father’s appeal
The children’s father, Evans Murirya Nyahanga, expressed joy at the arrival of the five babies while acknowledging the challenges that come with raising a large family.
“Kwa majina ni Evans Murirya Nyahanga kutoka niko na furaha kujaliwa na watoto watano, hii jambo ni ngumu tena ni furaha mimi ningeomba gavana wetu Wamatangi kama atazidi kusimama na mimi nitashukuru na yeyote anaweza kuwa willing kusimama na mimi ntashukuru,” Nyahanga appealed.
Wamatangi on the rare birth
In a statement, Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi congratulated the couple and commended the medical team at Thika Level Five Hospital for their work in ensuring the safe delivery of all five babies.
“Mercy Kanini from Juja, Kiambu County, successfully delivered five babies through normal delivery at Thika Level Five Hospital. This is a rare achievement and one of only five such cases recorded in Kenya’s history,” Wamatangi said.
“We commend the dedicated healthcare workers at Thika Level Five Hospital who worked with skill, care, and determination to ensure all five babies were safely delivered. Congratulations, Mercy and Evans.”
The delivery has drawn attention to the medical team involved, with the governor celebrating the achievement as a rare occurrence in Kenya and praising the hospital staff for their dedication.
