Tanzania, April 25 -- Moshi. A resident of Newland TPC in Kilimanjaro Region, Ms Rachael Simba (28), has given birth to four premature babies at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in what medics describe as a rare clinical case.

Ms Simba delivered the babies through the caesarean section on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

She said she did not expect to have four children at once, as she had initially been told she was carrying triplets.

Speaking to The Citizen's sister newspaper, Mwananchi on Friday, April 24, 2026, at the hospital, Ms Simba said the babies are in good condition under special care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to their low birth weight.

The mother, who also has a two-and-a-half-year-old son, s...