Drama unfolded after desperate patients from the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) stormed at the Ministry of Health headquarters to express their frustrations over the Social Health Authority (SHA).
This came minutes after top officials concluded a media briefing on the state of healthcare at the Afya House.
Grace Njoki Mule and Diana Akoth, who was clutching her baby, confronted officials to share their struggles with the new health scheme.
Mule said there were more than 20 patients waiting for services at the KNH due to delays from SHA systems. "The system has been down since last Wednesday, and nobody seems to care." .Keep ReadingThe politics of Kenya's health sector over the last 20 yearsDoctors' strike ends after 56 daysHealth Ministry protests budget cut by Sh200 billionMPs push Treasury to allocate funds for referral hospitals for waived billsShe claimed that a child who had a coin stuck in the body had been waiting for treatment for hours. "There is a man whose child swallowed a coin and the child has not eaten from Tuesday.