A Form Three student, Irene Mumbi, suffered serious injuries in November of 2018 after she braced a raging inferno to save her disabled mother and a neighbors child from a house fire.
Mumbi was discharged from the hospital in an emotional moment after a confinement of over six months.
Members staff from the Tenri Embu Children Hospital were left in tears of Joy as they bid farewell to Mumbi whom they had gotten attached to.
The hospital's administration and the medical team handed her a plaque containing a certificate of appreciation that stated; “For the fearlessness and the bravery you exhibited in saving your mother from a burning house”.
The Hospital's Medical Superintendent George Kimani led Mumbi, the hospital staff and patients around the hospital as they sang songs of praise.
When she was wheeled to the hospital on November 29, Mumbi was bandaged from her upper thighs to the feet and was in excruciating pain.
She was a student at Temple Road Secondary School in Nyeri.
During the rescue, she sustained 18 per cent burns on her lower legs, arms, chest and face. Her legs were the most affected with third-degree burns.
The fire had broken out at the blue valley estate in Nyeri town allegedly caused by a leaking gas from a neighbour's house.
Mumbi, the 18-years-old, managed to save her mother but her clothes caught fire as she ran back to the house for her mother's crutches.
As she escaped the fire, she heard her neighbour's six-year-old son crying in the next house and she rushed back to save him.
In the process, she sustained more burns but rescued the child who unfortunately died later from the injuries.
“I look forward to the day I will walk again, resume school and help my mother. I came here in pain and on the verge of giving up but I’m now happy the pain is no more and the future is bright,” Mumbi Narrated.
Dr Kimani described Mumbi’s recovery as 'long and tedious'.
Mumbi’s medical bill amounted to Ksh3.5 million. The hospital waived Ksh1.3 million while the rest was paid by well-wishers.
