Lodwar, April 27, 2026 (Public Communication and Media Relations)

A joint delegation from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has begun a four-day visit to evaluate ongoing projects under the second phase of the SCORE program in Turkana.

Deputy County Secretary for Administration Joseph Nyanga and Chief Officers Moses Korea (Office of the Governor) and Agnes Mana (Preventive health) hosted the team on Monday and pledged the county’s support for the exercise.

“This is one project that embodies the true spirit of partnership with impact, as envisioned by Governor Dr. Jeremiah Lomorukai. Monitoring visits are highly welcome,” DCS Nyang’a said.

The delegation is expected to visit project sites at Kerio, Nabulon and other locations in Turkana central, Kibish and North sub-counties.

Rotuno Kipsang, who spoke on behalf of the visiting team, said the second phase builds on SCORE I and will rehabilitate 38 boreholes, drill three new ones, and connect 21 schools and 10 health facilities to water and sanitation services in Turkana North and Kibish over the implementation period.

On sanitation, the project targets 620 villages for transformation into Open Defecation Free zones through the community-led total sanitation approach.

“The monitoring team wants to assess progress made by implementing partners — including Welthungerhilfe, Team and Team, and the County — on the journey to ODF and improved water access since July 2025 when the project was officially rolled out,” Kipsang said.

With a budget of KSh 900 million, the project targets more than 100,000 people across the areas of implementation.

Paul Lotum (Director Water services), Vincent Ekai (Focal person Score project) and Reuben Kibiego (County WASH coordinator) were present.