In a riveting turn of events, Virginia Mbinya, a resident of Yatta sub-county in Machakos County, stunned onlookers as she welcomed a new life into the world just minutes after being cleared of murder charges.
The saga began on March 25th when heavily pregnant Mbinya was apprehended under suspicion of murdering her 19-month-old baby in the Kinyaata sub-location. Two days later, she stood before Principal Magistrate Paul Wechuli at Kithimani Law Courts on March 27th, awaiting her fate.
Fast forward to April 16th, and the courtroom was abuzz as Magistrate Wechuli pronounced Mbinya innocent, citing evidence that her child tragically perished due to starvation, not foul play.
Witnesses recount the dramatic moments following her acquittal. Mbinya offered a ride home from the courthouse, and suddenly went into labor, catching everyone off guard. With swift action, those nearby rallied to assist in the unexpected delivery as nurses from the Kithimani dispensary rushed to the scene.
“Women who were around were asked to surrender their lesos and a tent was erected as the woman delivered her baby. When the doctors arrived they found she had already given birth,” said the witness.
This extraordinary sequence of events, from the weight of legal accusations to the joyous arrival of new life, has left the community both astonished and uplifted by the resilience of one woman’s journey through adversity to the threshold of motherhood once more.
