Juja woman delivers five babies naturally at Thika Level Five Hospital

Quintuplets are usually born prematurely, resulting in low birth weights and often requiring intensive medical care.

Natural conception of quintuplets without fertility treatment is extremely rare, occurring in about one in 55 million pregnancies.

Before Kanini, the most recent birth of quintuplets was reported in May 2026, when Bedriya Adem gave birth to five babies in Ethiopia's Harari Regional State after 12 years of trying for a baby.

The 35-year-old delivered four boys and a girl at Hiwot Fana Specialised Hospital, with all five babies reported to be in good health

The babies weighed between 1.3kg and 1.4kg and were delivered through Caesarean section.

Hospital medical director Dr Mohammed Nur Abdulahi told the BBC at the time that Bedriya had conceived naturally, without the aid of in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

IVF can increase the likelihood of multiple births when more than one embryo is transferred.

Kanini did not reveal whether she had conceived naturally or through IVF, but said she was very happy with the outcome, marking her third delivery.

"I was not afraid, the way I have been attended to has made me happy," she said, commending the doctors, nurses and Kiambu county leadership for the quality of healthcare.

"My babies were put in nurseries and attended to well," she said.

Kanini revealed that this was her third pregnancy, having previously given birth to a boy and a daughter.

Her husband, Evans Nyamhanga, described the birth as nothing short of a miracle.

I was expecting four babies but God has been a God of miracles, we have got five," he said, describing the birth as bittersweet because of the financial implications.

"I wish to appeal to Governor Wamatangi to stand with me although he has already provided me with an ambulance, and to anyone else willing to stand with me I will be thankful."