Day-Old Infant Rescued In 20 Foot Pit Latrine in Wanyaga village
A one-day-old infant was rescued on Wednesday 30th in Wanyaga Village Kiambu county after it was reported that her mother abandoned her in a 20-foot-old pit latrine.
Christine Juma 
According to Media reports the baby spent over 15 hours in the latrine before being rescued by the police officers attached to the Gatanga Police Station.
She was rushed to Thika Level 5 Hospital for emergency care but was declared out of danger and could be discharged.
Gatanga Police boss Laurence Njeru stated that the police had received reports of a woman from Kimandi Wanyaga village who reportedly gave birth but the infant was nowhere to be seen.
"Her co-workers had noticed that she was no longer pregnant but she had no baby to show and she could not explain her condition,"
"The Ndaka-ini Police Station commander plus some officers went to the woman's house for interrogation and she confessed to giving birth and neglected the baby in the latrine.
Notably, the baby was given the name "Angel" by the hospital because he or she managed to survive the awful experience for nearly a day inside a toilet.
"We are happy and acknowledge the miracle. So far so good because she has been ruled fit to live," Njeru stated.
The kid's mother was reportedly a tea picker, and the latrine where she dumped the child was infrequently used, so it would have taken longer to hear the baby cry.
The mother, 29, will be accused of attempted murder and neglecting to report the baby's birth.
