The exercise kicked off on Monday this week, saw the county reps tour the 8 sub counties to inspect various projects.
Group one led by Waita MCA Kasungi Kavula begun by visiting the office of MCA Mwingi Central for a courtesy call, before heading to Mwingi level 4 hospital. Members established that the facility’s mortuary freezers are not functional.
They also discovered that the Mother-Child Unit which was dysfunctional and that the Surgical Amenity Ward which was done by the county government is not equipped. The facility, they also discovered, lacked a blood transfusion unit.
The team then headed to Enziu dispensary in Waita ward and established that the facility has only one nurse, lacks water, that some maternity beds were transferred to another facility and that part of the roof has been blown off. The facility also lacked latrines for both staff and patients.
Group two led by Sammy Musili Munyithya (MCA Kivou Ward) visited Ithumbi dispensary and found out that the dispensary is not operational. They also discovered that equipment delivered to the facility were later moved to Mwingi Level 4 hospital.
The team also visited Ikuuni Vocational Training Centre and observed that the centre has limited space for expansion and that it had inadequate workshops.
Ms.Judith Wanza, the MCA Nuu Ward led Group Three to Nuu Ward where they inspected Nuu Level 4 hospital and Mortuary and later toured Mwola water project.
The MCAs will now collate their findings and prepare a report for tabling and deliberation at the County Assembly.
