Mathare: Baby Girl Thrown to Safety as Mum Died in Fire Recovers from Eye Injuries
- In the early hours of the morning, a fire broke out in Mathare and many families were left devastated
- The fire that ravaged the area engulfed the house of a young mother and when she realised that she couldn't save herself, she threw her baby girl, Wesney, out of the house
- Although the girl was saved, she ended up with a huge, swollen eye and thanks to the intervention of former governor Mike Sonko, she was treated and now looks better
Mathare, Nairobi: A little girl who sustained eye injuries after her mother threw her out of their burning house before she died is recovering well and the injuries have gone down.
Source: Facebook
What happened to the baby girl?
In the sad May 19, incident, five people, among them two children, were killed as a fire broke out and ravaged the area.
The father of baby Wesney survived but was unable to walk well because of the injuries he sustained in the sad event.
On Tuesday, May 20, the sorrowful family went to visit former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko on foot and sought his help in getting medical attention for the injured baby.
Source: UGC
How is the Mathare girls' new look?
In a video shared on Facebook, the little girl is seen looking smart and she could see from both eyes. She flinched and cried a little when a woman touched her eye but later on looked smart as she looked better as she interacted with Sonko.
"The healing of the baby Wesney after her mother's death," said an excited Sonko after the Wensey and playing with her.
In place of the swollen eye with a slight cut was healed skin and the swelling had significantly gone down.
Reactions to the story:
Grace Muthuci:
"If we had like 10 sonko,this country would be very far.
Manduku Mckay:
"This is really touching mheshimiwa.i visited the mathare site and for sure this girl will live long.life testimonials comes for those people like you mhesh Mike Sonko for touching one life at time hence many lives.God bless you abundantly."
Faith Malusi Faith:
"This is so touching Mike Sonko...when others are fulfilling their greed, you are going out of your way for others. May God keep you for generations.
Shibah Muigai:
"You are a special person in this world... your heart is great..may God continue blessing you more and more."
Jacob Odhiambo Omolo:
"May you be blessed Mike Sonko The job you're doing is a noble one."
Mary Mellisa:
"True humanity. God bless you."
Eunice Nduku:
"God bless this man; he is doing good work."
Esther Kirobe:
"Sonko you are just awesome Mike God bless you."
Mary Matheka:
"God bless you Sonko."
Nairobi man and family perish in fire
A devastating fire claimed the lives of a family of five and brought grief to all who learnt of the incident.
The victims included a father, mother, and three children, who had moved to Nairobi from Emuhaya to look for greener pastures.
After learning about the incident, Emuhaya MP Omboko Milemba called for justice, safer housing, as well as improved emergency response systems.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
