Sen. Hamida Kibwana has requested for a statement in Senate on Shortage of Oxygen in Kenya's emergency care facilities.

The Senator requests the Senate Committee on Health to:-

Shed light on reports that over 30% of emergency care centre's in the country have no regular supply of oxygen, that close to 90% of those with oxygen did not have piped oxygen in the emergency department or that which is delivered directly from the tanks to the patient and the estimated cost of providing adequate oxygen supply to all public hospitals and emergency care facilities in the country. 

Five Cabinet Secretaries are slated to appear before the Senate this Wednesday to respond to questions from Senators.

Cabinet Secretaries for Roads and Transport, Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage,Education,Lands ,Public Works, Housing and Urban Development and Interior and National Administration will appear before Senate pursuant Standing Orders 51A (5) at 9.30am.

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has asked the national government to deploy helicopters to boost the rescue efforts of the victims of Paul Mackenzie cult in Shakahola village.

The Speaker hailed the decision by the ministry of interior to use drones for the exercise, describing as an important step in the exercise.

But he pointed out that choppers are best suited for the task because they can land and rescue victims once they are spotted.

"I want to ask the Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to go beyond drones and avail helicopters for the rescue mission," he said.

The Speaker of Senate Rt.Hon Amason Kingi,EGH has said the Senate places great premium on engagements with stakeholders because the outcome greatly shapes legislative interventions and action taken by the House in line with its constitutional mandate.

The Speaker noted that the Senate has continued to avail a critical linkage between government and the business community by providing a legislative framework to guide operations of County Governments.

Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing Chaired by Kiambu Senator Senator Karungo Thangwa, held a meeting today to consider several statements and petitions. 

The committee considered Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi regarding status of implementation of the Lamu Port South-Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project in Samburu County,

Statement by Sen. Beatrice Ogolla regarding death of boda boda riders and their passengers by sugarcane trailers of a local sugar miller (Sukari Industry) in Ndhiwa Constituency.