By ANGELA OKETCHMore by this AuthorFor the past three months, Ms Cynthia Mwalekwa and her daughter considered Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) their second home. She was detained at the hospital over a Sh200,000 bill until her mother produced her title deed as security to have them discharged. It is sad to see the mothers struggle in pain just to take care of their loved ones and bring life,” she saysUnfortunately, Mwalekwa’s daughter passed on this week. DENIED FOODSome 20 women are also detained at KNH, most of them over the last six months since they cannot clear their hospital bills. PROFIT-ORIENTEDA study done by UK-based Chatham House cited Kenya as one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa where hundreds of women are detained for failing to pay medical bills.

Source: Daily Nation March 30, 2019 05:15 UTC