Twin baby stolen at KNH found, woman arrested

A CCTV clip of the woman suspected of stealing a baby from Kenyatta National Hospital. [Courtesy]

The couple that has been grappling with the trauma of losing one of its three-week-old twin at Kenyatta National Hospital has all the reasons to celebrate after the baby was found in Kawangware, Nairobi.

Initial reports say the father, Job Nyatiti Ouko, was alerted by a resident of Kawangware about a woman who came home with a baby two days ago.

“Someone called me and told me a woman was matching the security pictures that had been released to the public,” Ouko told Standard Digital.

The woman identified as ‘Edna’ was saved by the police from an irate mob that wanted to lynch her.

Police are holding her at Kawangware Administration Police Camp.

Jane Kerubo, the mother of the twins needed medical attention for her heart condition on Sunday but it took long to see the doctors. Concerned, the husband left the babies with two different women so that he could raise the matter with a doctor after which one disappeared with the boy.

As at yesterday, Kenyatta National Hospital had given the distraught family conflicting reports on the investigations.

A faction claimed there was no record on CCTV of the woman leaving the facility with a baby, another said a woman was actually seen walking out with a baby in her arms. 

Hours later, the police released to the public a screen-grab from a security footage of a woman suspected to have stolen the baby.