The residents blocked the main gate leading to the hospital while accusing medics of negligence saying it led to the death of Rebecca Wangari who had earlier delivered on the maternity bed alone as she waited for assistance.
Emotions ran high among friends and relatives with allegations that several cases of maternal deaths had been reported at the hospital.
The hospital was however quick to deny this noting that they had opened an inquest into the cases.
The hospital administrator Elisha Mucheru termed the incident as unfortunate in the facility that records 20-23 deliveries every day.
“We have launched an internal audit to determine what really happened so that the necessary action can be taken,” he said on Tuesday.
The hospitals's in charge of clinical services Dr Douglas Osoro said on the day of the incident, the facility was overwhelmed by the number of emergency cases in the maternity theatre.
“Every day we have around eight deliveries that require caesarian operations and this is a rare and unfortunate incident.”
But according to Samuel Muhari, a brother to the deceased, delays and negligence from the medics was to blame for the death.
He narrated how it took the facility over eight hours to admit her sister who was in labor pain on Friday only to abandon her in the maternity wing.
“She was in great pain and didn’t get any help. She delivered on the hospital bed before being rushed to the theatre after bleeding for a long time,” he said.
Muhari said they had to donate blood two days later to assist Wangari whose condition was getting worse by the day.
“At one point she was rushed back to the ward after her condition deteriorated leading to her death on Sunday,” he said.
The elder sister Miriam Wambui said the deceased did not have any medical condition before she was admitted to the hospital.
“She has left behind the newborn in the maternity wing and we blame the doctors for this painful death of our last born,” she said.
A local leader Simon Peter alleged that the hospital had been run down leading to rising cases of medical negligence and even deaths.
“This is not the first incident of maternal death reported in this facility and it's time that action was taken and those responsible held accountable,” he said.
-Edited by SKanyara
