Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has admitted a serious shortage of oxygen in hospitals in the county. “Yes there’s a shortage of oxygen but it’s not only in Kakamega but the entire Lake Region counties. He said the county’s oxygen plant producing 320 litres a minute was not enough to meet the high demand by Covid-19 patients admitted to the county general hospital from other counties. “The shortage of oxygen in Kakamega will be a thing of the past in coming weeks once we instal the new oxygen plant we acquired recently,” he said. The plant will sell oxygen to other counties in the region, but other counties are encouraged to buy their own and be self-sufficient.

Source: The Star June 29, 2021 12:00 UTC