Kenyan mother hospitalized after alleged knife attack by woman staying with her husband

A mother of two from Karatina, in Nyeri County, Kenya, is recovering in hospital after she was allegedly attacked by a woman who had been living in her husband's home. Speaking from her hospital bed, Miriam Wangare said she had been staying at her mother's house with her children for several weeks. On the evening of the attack, at about 7 p.m., she placed her seven-month-old baby on her back and went to her husband's residence to ask for money for food, because the family had nothing to eat. When she knocked, the door was opened by a woman she did not recognize, not by her husband. Wangare said she had not been told that another woman had moved in with him and had no knowledge of the arrangement, according to a translated interview. Wangare said she asked to speak with the father of her children and assured the woman that she would leave after speaking with him. She alleged that the woman then called a child inside the house and told him to bring a knife. Wangare said she first thought the woman was only trying to frighten her, but the woman stabbed her and then went back inside and locked the door. Neighbours who heard the commotion came to her aid and took her to hospital, where she is receiving treatment. Wangare's husband has reportedly not commented on the incident since it occurred. She is now asking authorities to bring the alleged attacker to justice. At the same time, she is facing a growing hospital bill and worrying about who is caring for her children. Wangare appealed for assistance, saying she would be grateful if the hospital granted her a waiver or if any well-wisher offered help.