There was an air of gloom and sadness at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital after the surviving three children out of the five that were birthed by Jacinta Akinyi died. Akinyi gave birth to five children (quintuplets) – three boys and two girls on Sunday12 November 2017 at Matata Hospital in Oyugis Town. The three surviving infants (two boys and a girl) were transferred to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital where they died on Tuesday at 6am. Two infants died after childbirth complications and medical staff at the hospital trying everything they could to resuscitate them. They then moved the Akinyi and her three surviving infants for specialized treatment in Kisii.

Source: Standard Digital November 14, 2017 11:03 UTC