Two Siaya MCAs have put the county referral hospital on the spot for allegedly offering poor services.
Abigael Awino (Central Gem) and Vincent Odawa (North Alego) added staff have a negative attitude towards their patients.
Awino, who doubles up as the chairperson of the health committee, said she once disguised herself as a patient and was mistreated.
"I visited the institution without their knowledge of my position and was shocked by the negative attitudes."
She spoke at the county assembly offices on Tuesday
during a one-day training by the Kenya Aids NGOs Consortium.
Odawa complained of an" acute shortage" of staff and drugs at the facility.
"Villagers have constantly been complaining to us about the shortage of drugs that has forced them to buy from pharmacists at exorbitant prices."
Reached for comment on Thursday, medical superintendent Joseph Mwai was non-committal while health chief officer Dorothy Owino did not answer phone calls.
KANCO's western region coordinator Mathews Onyango said the three-year programme is aimed at empowering residents so they benefit from devolution.
The coordinator said they will train 10 people from each of the 30 ward on how to write official letters and physically engage with elected leaders on obtaining resources.
"Most of the community members do not know how to engage face to face with leaders so as to benefit from resources allocated through devolution in time," Onyango said.
He added that a partnership with USAID has seen the training of people in 19 wards to act as residents' champions.
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