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Okenyuri seeks statement on status of polio vaccines

Senate Health Committee member Esther Okenyuri aduring a probe on the alleged irregularities in the procument of longlasting insecticidal nets at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) at KICC, Nairobi on June 8, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Nominated Senator Esther Okenyuri has sought a statement from the Senate Health Committee regarding the safety, efficacy and side effects of polio vaccines administered in Kenya.

Okenyuri wants the Committee chaired by Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago to provide a detailed report on current status of the polio vaccination campaign across the country, specifying the number of children vaccinated in each county and particulars of the vaccines administered.

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