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Grace Akinyi holds her triplets after delivery at Oasis Hospital in Milimani, Kisumu on January 12, 2017. Akinyi was overwhelmed with joy after it came to reality that she was carrying three babies weighing 3.1kg, 2.9kg and 2.1kg. (PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG/ STANDARD)
Private hospitals are increasingly getting overwhelmed by a rising number of patients as the doctor's strike continues to bite.
Although nurses and clinical officers were on duty in many public hospitals, a spot check by The Standard revealed that they were referring all critical and surgical cases to private hospitals.
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