Nairobi health boss defends Mama Lucy hospital over baby's death

County Executive Committee Member Bernard Muia explains the circumstances that led to the death of 11 month old baby Dominic Otieno at Mama Lucy Hospital on Wednesday. With him is county secretary Robert Ayisi at the hospital. PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE

The death of a three-month-old baby at Mama Lucy Hospital was due to lack of an ambulance. Health Executive Bernard Muia yesterday said the facility has only one working ambulance as the other three are broken down. Mr Muia said Dominic Juma did not die as a result of negligence as had been claimed, adding that there was no ambulance available to ferry him to Kenyatta National Hospital. He said the baby was referred to Mama Lucy on Tuesday from a private clinic in Komarock.