Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko came to the rescue of a one-and-a-half-year-old baby who was thrown from the second floor of a building during a tragic inferno incident in Mathare.
Through a statement, Sonko narrated how the baby was thrown from the building by her mother, who did not survive, in an effort to save her from the raging blaze.
“Following Monday’s tragic inferno incident in Mathare that claimed 6 lives, a mother attempted to save her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter by throwing her from the 2nd floor to the ground, resulting in the child sustaining severe injuries to her eye,” he stated.
The fall resulted in the baby sustaining serious injuries to her left eye. According to Sonko, relatives and neighbours of the baby’s family on Tuesday, May 20, took the child to the Sonko Rescue Team headquarters to get assistance.
Upon meeting the baby, Sonko revealed that her left eye was swollen, adding that they immediately took her to the hospital, where she was examined and treated by doctors.
“I met the baby, who seemed to be in severe pain. Her left eye was swollen. We immediately took action and rushed her to Lions First Eye hospital, where she was examined and treated by doctors,” Sonko expressed.
Aside from providing for her treatment, Sonko disclosed that his team provided milk, diapers and foodstuffs to the baby’s guardians even as they worked on providing further assistance.
The latest comes after the Monday flames resulted in the demise of five people and scores of others injured in the Mathare B slums of Nairobi. According to reports, the five included three adults and two children and among those injured are four in critical condition.
Confirming the incident, Nairobi police boss George Sedah stated that the incident erupted at about 2am, beginning in a single iron-sheet dwelling before spreading to others nearby.
The conflagration razed eight houses and two churches within minutes, presenting a tough task for emergency services who arrived at the scene to contain the blaze.
Five engines and volunteers battled the inferno, but the narrow pathways of the slum hampered the crew, leading to further destruction.
Those injured were rushed to a nearby Médecins Sans Frontières facility for specialised treatment. Although the cause of the inferno was yet to be determined, authorities launched investigations into the matter.
