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Siaya unveils Sh412 million emergency medical plan

The motorboat ambulance which was donated to Siaya county government by US Government. [File, Standard]

Monica Atieno embarked on a 45-minute treacherous journey across the waters of Lake Victoria from Mageta Island in Siaya county, to deliver her fifth child.

The 40-year-old mother was referred to Bondo sub-county hospital after she developed complications.

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