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Western counties grappling with oxygen, Covid kits shortage

Governor Dr Wilber Ottichilo commissions an oxygen plant at Vihiga County Referral Hospital. May 20, 2021. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Counties in Western region continue to grapple with the scarcity of oxygen in public hospitals and shortage of testing kits as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.

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