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Kisanana Health Centre where patients buy paraffin lamps

Wooden beds inside untidy Kisanana health Centre in Baringo. Power was disconnected at the facility a week ago over pending bills.PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH

If there is one facility that represents everything that is wrong with devolved health services, it has to be Kisanana Health Centre.

The health centre has been plunged into darkness, forcing patients to buy lanterns and expectant mothers to deliver in the dark.

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