Girl who sustained serious burns to rescue her mother hopeful of healing

Irene Mumbi 18, she sustained burns while saving her disabled mother and a child from a burning house at Blue Valley Estate in Nyeri five months ago. [Kibata Kihu/Standard]

A girl who sustained serious burns when she saved her disabled mother and a neighbour’s child from a fire is hopeful of living her dream to become an evangelist.

Irene Mumbi’s hopes were restored last week after well-wishers organised for her admission to Tenri Embu Children's Hospital, where she will undergo skin grafting.