The inspiration of the film began back in 2015 when Njue Kevin, the writer & director, read an article on the newspaper.[6] It was a story inspired by a real-life tragedy, where a man bled in an ambulance for 18 hours because Kenyatta National Hospital claimed it did not have an ICU bed.[7] And that’s when we started playing around with the idea that this can be a powerful film; a film that can entertain but also be used for social change.[7] Producer, Phoebe Ruguru was then attached and the script development began with speaking to several doctors and emergency technicians who were fully immersed and involved with the project throughout.[6] It's a medical thriller, so we had to be true to the medical fraternity, Njue told BBC World service.[6]