The Senate Health Committee has raised significant concerns regarding severe staff shortages and inadequate infrastructure in healthcare facilities across Western Kenya, particularly in Bungoma and Kakamega counties. This follows an oversight tour where glaring operational deficiencies were observed.

• Many hospitals, including Kakamega and Bungoma referral hospitals, operate with inadequate personnel despite available trained staff.
• The Uasin Gishu Senator, Jackson, called for a conversation with unions, the SRC, and the Public Service Board to address the understaffing.
• The Bungoma County Morgue, designed for 20 bodies, currently holds 50, highlighting extreme overcrowding.
• Senator David Wakoli highlighted that eight out of ten pregnant women in these counties are under 18 years old, calling for urgent intervention against teenage pregnancies.