Kotile residents plead for maternity hospital in remote part of Garissa

A woman has her blood pressure checked during a free medical camp that was organised by the Kenya defense forces. [Jane Muagmbi/Standard]

Residents of Kotile in Ijara have appealed to the national and county governments to build a maternity ward to combat child-birth deaths.

Ahmed Abdi, a resident, said it was a shame that the nearby Kotile dispensary, which was constructed in 1996, still lacked the crucial facility for pregnant women.