Woman delivers bouncing baby in police cell, freed on bond

Fridah Mwema, a gender officer at Tigoni police station, who helped a woman to deliver at a cell. [George Njunge / Standard]

Police officers at the Tigoni Police Station were momentarily turned into midwives when a remandee went into labour.

Ann Wanjiru, a resident of Murengeti in Limuru, delivered a healthy baby girl assisted by some officers. Ms Wanjiru had been remanded at the station due to coronavirus fears, which could not allow her to be remanded at the Lang’ata Women’s Prison.