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Poor maternity services put expectant mothers at risk

Deserted maternity wing at Kihingo dispensary in Njoro. The facility has been condemned. September 14, 2017. PHOTO BY KIPSANG JOSEPH

Lack of personnel and equipment are hampering efforts to reduce maternal mortality, despite the free maternity project the Jubilee administration started a few years ago.

Several maternity wings built round the county when Governor Kinuthia Mbugua was at the helm have been deserted, while others are not fully operational.

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