The Senate Committee on Health arrived in Kakamega County on Saturday, November 15, 2025, for an inspection tour on devolution and intergovernmental relations in the devolved unit.

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale received a section of the committee, including Richard Onyonka and Jackson Mandago of Uasin Gishu County.

”The Senate Committee on Health is in Kakamega today to visit our ailing health institutions. Now at the Golf Hotel receiving some of the Committee members, @RichardOnyonka_ and @GvnMandago,” Boni Khalwale confirmed via X.

A similar visit by the Senate Health Committee in Kakamagega last month, October 2025, resulted in a physical confrontation as Khalwale attacked County Executive Committee Member for Finance, Benjamin Andama, over perceived public resource mismanagement.

The confrontation ensued when Khalwale, in the company of Devolution Committee chair Mohamed Abass, alongside senators Richard Onyonka and Catherine Mumma, was on a tour of the Kakamega County Level 6 Teaching and Referral Hospital.

Following the incident, Kakamega County Governor Fernandes Barasa filed a petition against the legislator’s conduct following his physical confrontation with the particular devolved unit’s staff member on Friday, October 3, 2025.

In his petition to Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, the Kakamega County boss condemned Khalwale’s conduct towards County Executive Committee Member for Finance Benjamin Andama, describing the senator’s actions as “regrettable and abhorrent”.

Barasa defended Andama’s professional record, asking Speaker Kingi to intervene.

“We reiterate our commitment to working respectfully, openly and cooperatively with the Senate. However, we equally affirm that we shall not condone violence, intimidation, or disrespect against our officers. We therefore urge the Speaker of the Senate to investigate this matter expeditiously and take firm action. We also call upon law enforcement agencies to ensure justice for CECM, Benjamin Andama,” Barasa said.

Barasa also regretted Boni Khalwale’s conduct in the presence of the Senate Committee; “The County Government of Kakamega welcomed the Senate Devolution Committee in good faith, with the full expectation that the inspection and any interrogations would be constructive and professional,” Barasa said in a statement. 

In his petition, Fernandes Barasa also asked Speaker Kingi to uphold the integrity of the Senate and maintain its constitutional mandate in the investigation of the matter.