114 babies born in Nairobi and Nakuru as 2019 begins

Nali Hajira holds her daughters Eunice and Jacinta at Margret Kenyatta Mother Baby Wing at the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital yesterday. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

At least 114 babies were delivered in public hospitals in Nairobi and Nakuru at the beginning of the New Year.

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) recorded the highest number of births with 22 deliveries - 11 boys and 11 girls - followed by Pumwani Maternity Hospital, which had 19. Mama Lucy Hospital had 17, while at Mbagathi Hospital 16 deliveries were recorded.