Machines lie idle as patients give Kabazi hospital wide berth

Some of the equipment in the Kabazi Hospital labour ward. (Harun Wathari, Standard)

Despite being a sub-county facility meant to offer laboratory and maternity services, Kabazi Hospital has remained under-utilised.

There is barely any activity at the hospital meant to serve more than 5,000 residents, and patients are travelling far from their homes in search of healthcare.