Stray Cat Eats New Born Baby

A stray cat today devoured a baby at a hospital in Garissa a Kenyan town. Garissa is the largest town in Northern Kenya situated close to the somali border. The mother of the baby Halima Mohammed had just delivered the baby through cesarean and was recovering.

Little did she know that her bundle of joy was going to be end in tragedy, because a stray cat entered the nusery where the pre mature infant lay and devoured the infant starting from the infants umbilical cord.

The baby’s mother upon hearing of the incident collapsed and has gone in shock.

This is the first time such a bizzare and unfortunate incident has happened in this hospital said one member of the medical staff when she was questioned about the incident by Citizen TV one of Kenya’s Leading Television stations.

The baby’s father Daudi Mohammed was lost for words and couldn’t comment on it.

The story which aired on Citizen TV 7pm and 9pm has left Kenya’s shocked and disgusted and it comes amid incidents of theft of new born babies in Kenya’s public hospitals and the poor state of medical services and cases of negligence that have been filed against the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.

A Look At Ngong House

Ever heard of Karen Blixen? Well for those who haven’t, Karen Blixen was a Danish author also known under her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel. Blixen wrote works both in Danish and in English. She is best known, at least in English, for Out of Africa, her account of living in Kenya, and one of her stories, Babette’s Feast, both of which have been adapted into highly acclaimed, Academy Award-winning motion pictures. Read more

Lake Masek Tented Camp

Find exclusivity and luxury at Lake Masek Luxury Tented Lodge situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This unique location is home to the Wildebeest Migration from December to April each year.

So where is Lake Masek? you ask, Lake Masek is situated at the Ndutu Plains in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, south of the Serengeti Plains. This unique location is witness to the Wildebeest Migration. There is wildlife such as lion, leopard, cheetah and elephants all year around for those who aint wildebeest funs like me. Read more

What Do You Know About Meru National Park?

Talk to most people about Kenya National parks and the masai mara comes up. But Kenya has lots of other national parks each unique in its own right.

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Kakamega Forest

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Elephant Back Safaris

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While Indian elephants have long been used to carry people on their backs, riding their much larger and wilder African cousins has always been seen as too dangerous. But with tame animals raised by humans, elephant-back safaris are quite safe, and the perfect way to move silently through the bush viewing game. Read more

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