The Nairobi Metropolitan Services has issued a statement in which it says it regrets the incident where a mother delivered outside the gates of Pumwani Hospital. The Director of Health Services, NMS Josephine Kibaru Mbae on Saturday said that it has since been confirmed that the incident took place on September 13, 2020. She said that NMS commends the nurses who quickly came to assist the patient adding that the mother and child are both well and were discharged on 18th September 2020. "Going forward officers from the National Police Service will augment the provision of security at the Pumwani Hospital, Mbagathi Hospital, Mama Lucy Hospital and Mutuini Hospital in Dagoretti to prevent disruption of services," she said. "We take this opportunity to apologise to all Kenyans and our mothers in particular for this unfortunate incident."

Source: The Star September 19, 2020 13:18 UTC