Senate Health Committee Stories

Pressure mounts on government to dispose of Shakahola massacre victims' bodies after year-long delay
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 03, 2025

The senators expressed concern that since 2023, the continued storage of the bodies in two mobile mortuaries has stalled the hospital’s expansion plan...

Senators order crackdown on absenteeism in public hospitals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 02, 2025

Senators said the practice amounts to a serious breach of public trust and has contributed to the worsening state of healthcare in the country.

Senate report reveals alarming neglect, drug shortages and overcrowding in county hospitals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

The report paints a grim reality; wards without privacy, power outages in operating rooms, drug shelves left bare, and mothers in maternity wards forc...

Expired drugs, broken equipment: North eastern Kenya’s healthcare system on the brink
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 02, 2025

During a recent Senate Health Committee mission to Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit counties, the delegation, led by Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago, u...

Senators probe secret suppliers in multibillion-shilling health contracts signed by governors
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 25, 2025

Despite reassurances from Health Cabinet Secretary and CoG Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi that there was no secrecy in the deal, senators remain unconvin...

Mombasa senator demands action to salvage county’s ailing health sector
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 20, 2025

Senator Mohamed emphasised that healthcare is a fundamental right and demanded that the county government prioritise its improvement,

Health Ministry announces detection of invasive mosquito species in three counties
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 14, 2024

She also said that in the last 12 months, the county reported 3,329 confirmed malaria cases with a relatively low malaria incidence of 5.7 cases per 1...

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