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Doctors plead for police escort, free passage for pregnant women amid Saba Saba unrest

Anti-riot police officers during July 7, 2025, Saba Saba protests.  [Bernard Orwongo, Standard]

Doctors have pleaded with the police to provide free passage and escort for vehicles and ambulances transporting pregnant women due for delivery during the  Saba Saba unrest witnessed today.

The doctors, under the Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society (KOGS), have said such measures would help prevent avoidable maternal and neonatal deaths.

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