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Orwoba She cited her Sanitary Towels Bill, 2024, as a clear example of delays within the system, noting that the proposal aims to address period poverty by ensuring free access to menstrual hygiene products in public institutions such as schools, prisons, and colleges.
Senators led by Wajir Senator Sheikh Abbas Mohamed insisted that counties cannot operate effectively without corresponding financial resources, assets, staff, and laws to support their new roles.
The committee, led by Wajir Senator Mohamed Abass Sheikh, said the project must not delay any further and ordered that only Sh24 million within legal variation limits can be paid to the contractor.
The decision to discontinue the digital platform, operational since 2020, aimed to improve access for women in rural and marginalised communities.
During an inspection of the Ziwa Level Four Hospital, senators discovered that phases one and two of the project were not completed even after the contractor was paid in full.
The proposals are based on the National Dialogue Committee’s recommendations, but senators say they were never part of the discussion.
While the State says the plan is meant to revive the struggling firms, senators argue that the process lacked transparency.
The probe will focus on the roles played by medical professionals, facility managers, and county governments in managing drug supplies and stock.
The controversy centers around claims that the criteria used to promote teachers were opaque.
In past revenue-sharing formulas, population has consistently carried the highest weight. For instance, the first framework assigned it 45 per cent, with equitable share at 25% and poverty at 20%.