Homeless woman gives birth at Uhuru Park after losing job

Rebecca Atieno, 20, who gave birth at Uhuru Park unassisted moments after being fired from her job. St John Ambulance team rescued her and her baby and took them to Kenyatta National Hospital [Photo Anyango Otieno- Standard]

Moments after being fired from her hotel job on Tuesday, Rebecca Atieno, 20, headed to Nairobi's Uhuru Park, the only place she could find a moment's solace.

Confused, hopeless and reeling from the symptomatic third-trimester pregnancy exhaustion, she found a spot at the park where she hoped to gather her wits.