Huhoini Assistant Chief John Waruru who rescued the abandoned new-born baby in a bush on Tuesday last week has named her after First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.
The new-born girl was dumped in bushes near Gura River at Kiriu village in Tetu, Nyeri County a few hours after birth.
Waruru said he chose to name her after the First Lady in the spirit of ending infant mortality through her Beyond Zero campaign.
The administrator narrated how he received a call notifying him of a baby heard crying from the bushes.
“The passersby who discovered the baby covered her with leaves and notified village elders, who in turn informed me,” said Waruru.
The baby was referred to Nyeri Referral Hospital where she is receiving care before she is handed over to the children
’s office.
The administrator said efforts are on to identify the person who abandoned the newborn.
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