A newborn baby was on Wednesday found alive in a latrine after being thrown by his mother who gave birth at Murkwijit village, Kapenguria constituency. The middle-aged women, Maria Chepterit allegedly dumped the baby boy after she gave birth on Tuesday at 2 am at night.
Locals who heard the baby crying at night were forced to dig the pit and rescued him from the depths of the pit latrine. Area residents nabbed the mother and tipped the police who arrived and arrested her.
A neighbour, Mrs. Veronica Enus, together with the police took the baby to Kapenguria County Hospital for treatment.
The mother of the baby who committed the act was yesterday taken to Kapenguria Law Courts and accused of concealing birth contrary to Section 227 Chapter 36 of the Penal Code.
The mother of the newborn baby pleaded guilty to the magistrate and asked the court to forgive her.
Maria, the mother of four was remanded in custody by Kapenguria Law Courts Resident Magistrate Phoebe Kulecho.
The women will appear in Court for the hearing of the case on Thursday 29th June.
Speaking to the Press outside Kapenguria Law Courts, the mother to the baby Mrs. Maria Chepterit said that she committed the act after they quarrelled with her husband Mr. Nelson Kiprugut, who denied that the child was not his.
She said she was enraged after the husband who is an electrician beat her and threatened her with a sharp Knife. “I was angry with the father because I’ve been living a difficult life. He doesn’t provide food and claimed he isn’t the baby’s father,” said Chepterit.