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Mwende, 27, whose hands were allegedly chopped off by her husband jetted back in the country on Monday after successful surgery in South Korea.
Her arms were fitted with electronic limbs, which specialists say she will learn how to use in a span of two months.
Mwende flew to South Korea to be fitted with the limbs following series of protest over the abuse meted on her.
Michael Maru, chief orthopedic surgeon at PCEA Kikuyu hospital who accompanied her, told journalists that the myoelectric prosthetics use a battery and electronic motors.
"She is still very weak and needs time to practice how to use her new limbs," Maru said.
Her stumps were fitted with the prosthetics on Friday at the Korea Prosthetics Laboratory.
Jackline Mwende holds a boquet of flowers given to her by LG marketing manager Moses Marji at JKIA. /PATRICK VIDIJA
"They are custom-made to fit and attach to the stumps with maximum suspension using suction technology," he said.
Mwende arrived at the airport to a colourful reception and was handed a boquet of flowers to demonstrate that she can now feed herself and go about her business with little help.
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In an interview with the Star last month, Maru said that the myoelectronic prosthetic limbs
have electrodes that attach to the muscle and it is supposed to be accurate enough to help her feed herself, hold a cup among other movements.
"Once the prosthetic fitter gets the exact fitting of the stump, it will depend a lot on what she wants to. However these type of hands are not fit for heavy duty work. They are not as robust as a normal hand, she won't be able to do any physical work," Maru said.
Electronics manufacturer LG catered for her transport and medical expenses.