A family in Nairobi is in anguish after their kin died Tuesday evening during a cesarean delivery at a city hospital.

Chaotic scenes were witnessed at St Joseph The Worker Catholic Health Centre, Kangemi, where Faith Binzali, who had gone to deliver her firstborn baby, lost her life in circumstances her family terms unclear.

The 27-year-old was pronounced dead after about two hours in theatre. "We came walking at 5 am.

She was in good health and had no signs of complications," said her husband, Alex Ndung'u.