Njau rushed baby Travis to the nearest dispensary but nothing much could be done as it was on a holiday.
"We sought help from a local doctor who owns a pharmacy in the area.
He detached the long wooden handle from the fork jembe so that we could fit in his small car, and he then rushed us to Thika Level 5 Hospital,” Njau said in an interview with Nation
One of Muthoni's three boys hit their youngest brother with a fork Jembe.
Sadly the 29-year-old mum was not at home at the time of the accident.
“My son was talking all through. His last request was water,” says Muthoni, her face lined in grief.
Maina was playing with his two brothers aged eight and six years when the accident happened.
He died hours after being admitted at KNH leading to an uproar over what many termed as negligence.
According to the hospital management, the child had already lost a lot of blood preventing clotting- delaying the surgical procedure.
"We wish to assure members of the public as follows: The patient had lost a lot of blood and as a result, the clotting process was not occurring as expected, thereby, delaying the surgical procedure as this would have been dangerous to the patient. The patient has since been stabilized and is currently undergoing a delicate operation in KNH theatres. We thank you for your concern and we assure you that the child is under the best care by our teams," the statement said.
The statement was issued following viral reports that a child had been admitted to the facility with a fork lodged in his skull after being stranded at the casualty for over 24 hours without proper help.
Kenyans came out in large numbers to call out KNH over what they termed as negligence.
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