Kenya Power Limited Company (KPLC) took to social media to celebrate an auto electrician mechanic identified Zipporah Mulati from Mombasa.
The company hailed the auto electrician for always being on top of the game despite the fact that the job is tough and versatile.
Having worked in this field for 23 years, she has faced quite a number of challenges but learnt to ace the many provocations and risks along the way.
Sometimes she’s required to go to a depot where she may find all the motorbikes grounded and waiting to be attended to on an early Monday morning.
Her powering motivation is her strong Christian faith where she believes that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. In her free time, Zipporah likes to go to the beach and swim.
“There is something about spending time on the beach that helps melt stress away and puts you in a better mindset,” She says.
Mulati is married with two children: a boy who is 19 years old and a girl who is 9 years old. During her pregnancy, she suffered from preeclampsia.
This is a persistently high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy or the postpartum period.
Some of the basic symptoms may include dizziness, pain in the upper abdomen, below the ribs, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, and fluid retention, causing swelling in the legs, face or hands.
Preeclampsia caused her to have several stillbirths.
“I wish more people talked about stillbirth. It affects 1 in 160pregnancies, which is an enormous number. Stillbirth is so much more than the statistics; it’s a life-changing experience. This encounter will leave you shattered and utterly heartbroken. The hardest task I’ve ever had to do in my life was to leave the hospital without a baby in my arms and walk out into the world where everything seems to return to normal so fast.”
Due to Zipporah’s weak fetal movement, both her children were born via C-Section.
Her son was born at 28 weeks whereas her daughter, Grace, was born at only 24 weeks weighing 800g.
She was admitted to the ICU at Mombasa Hospital for 6 weeks before her breathing stabilized enough for her to be transferred to the HDU for another 8 weeks of treatment.
By the grace of God, she recovered and was finally discharged.
“With a bill of Shs. 2.4 million in our hands, we are thankful that Kenya Power came through for us and made arrangements to clear the payments.”
When Grace was a year old, Zipporah realized she wasn’t responding to sounds and took her to the hospital where they ran some tests.
Unfortunately, her baby girl was found to have profound hearing loss.
The treatment for such a condition was a cochlear implant, which was a bit costly so she opted to get her hearing aids which have helped Grace throughout the years.
Grace was enrolled in a sign language school to learn the basic knowledge of communication. She now is in grade two. Prayer has been Zipporah’s comfort during that period.
“Children are a precious gift from God; when the challenges of life come along, it is easy to fear for their fate in life. But praise God, we have the gift of prayer, which continues to give me strength,” she said.
Going through this experience has been quite eye-opening for Zipporah; She believes it was a gift for her to see life’s bigger picture.
It has taught her to have gratitude, giving her a deeper purpose in life.
“What I can advise fellow moms who have children with special needs is to come out and be open. You’ll be surprised to find comfort in speaking to people about it. Don’t hide the children in your homes; accept and love them the way they are,” she added.
