Joy as Githurai couple welcomes triplets after 22 years of marriage

John Gitobu, 59, and Florence Makena,48, hold their triplets.

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For 22 years, Florence Makena, 48, and her husband John Gitobu, 59, endured the anguish, shame and ridicule of a childless marriage, but not for lack of trying. There is nowhere Makena’s yearning for motherhood did not take her: from gynaecologists to pastors and even traditional herbalists; from Meru to Ukambani and Nairobi.