Ailing Kenyans are dying because the government does not care much

To fly a critically ill patient from Wajir to Nairobi in an air ambulance for specialised treatment costs approximately Sh1 million. A caesarean section in the so called ‘upmarket’ hospitals goes for about Sh100,000. Some patients on life support machines in private hospitals accumulate bills of Sh200,000 a day.

Dialysis costs about Sh10,000 a session. Many such patients require weekly sessions, translating the cost to Sh40,000 a month.