Mtwara. A resident of Mangamba Street in Mtwara Mikindani Municipality, Ms Furaha Chilambo,32, is recovering well after giving birth to quintuplets, four boys and one girl.
Ms Chilambo delivered the babies via caesarean section at the Southern Zone Referral Hospital in Mtwara on Friday, August 7, 2026.
Both mother and newborns remain under specialised medical observation.
This marks her third childbirth, having previously been blessed with one child in each of her first two deliveries before unexpectedly welcoming five babies simultaneously.
Speaking from her hospital bed, Ms Chilambo stated that she received specialised antenatal care throughout her pregnancy, allowing medical staff to closely monitor her health and fetal development.
