COUNTY CARRIES OUT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The County Planning Department today undertook public participation across Turkana to collect views on the Annual Development Plan (ADP) for the 2023/2024 financial year. The Annual Development Plan sets out the county’s annual development priorities for the forthcoming financial year. The exercise was undertaken in all sub counties, pursuant to provision of article 10 and 220(2) and […]
MES PROJECT EQUIPMENT PROMOTES EQUITABLE AND QUALITY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES IN TURKANA
Chief Officer for Preventive and Promotive Health Peter Lomorukai has commended Managed Equipment Services (MES) Project-National Government Ministry of Health for supplying medical equipment to Lodwar County Referral Hospital and Lopiding, that he said has promoted equity and quality access to health services in the County. Lomorukai who is also Ag. Chief Officer Medical Services […]
COUNTY STAFF TRAINED ON FORECAST-BASED FINANCING (FBF) AND ANTICIPATORY ACTIONS (AA) IN LOKICHIGGIO
County Departments of Environment, Natural Resources, Energy & Climate Change together with Public Service, Administration and Disaster Risk Management in collaboration with WFP through a funding from the Australian Government, have concluded a three-day workshop to sensitize and train county-level task force on Anticipatory Actions (AA) and Forecast -based Financing (FbF). The project aims at […]
BOARD CONCLUDES SECOND WEEK OF CHIEF OFFICERS’ INTERVIEWS
County Public Service Board of Turkana has this evening concluded the second week of interviews for persons seeking to serve as chief officers in various establishments of the County. According to the Boards’ acting chairperson Pauline Akiru Ekod, only two candidates have failed to turn up for the interview so far despite being shortlisted for […]
FOOD SUPPLEMENTS IN LOIMA FACILITIES ENOUGH FOR THE NEXT ONE MONTH-LOKIDOR
County Nutrition Coordinator Cynthia Lokidor has announced that supplementary food stock across health facilities in Loima Sub-County is enough for the next one month. The supplements are meant for therapeutic feeding program targeting vulnerable groups of people in the community, which include expectant mothers, lactating mothers, children up to 59 months. Ms. Lokidor was speaking […]
INTEGRATE WATER SYSTEMS IN YOUR PROJECTS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, EMPHASISES DEPUTY GOVERNOR.
The Turkana Deputy Governor Dr. John Erus has on Thursday emphasised the need for partners working in water sector to integrate water systems in a bid to strengthen community’s resilience. Speaking during a courtesy call by Team and Team International National Director Christine Mwikali, Dr. Erus said, it will be of great benefit that water […]
COUNTY HEALTH PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES UNIT PLACES ORDER FOR HEALTH COMMODITIES TO SUPPORT OUTREACHES
The County Government has realigned its order for essential medicines support the increasing number of integrated outreaches as part of response to the biting drought. Through the outreaches, the Ministry of Health Directorate of Health with support from several partner organisations, offers nutritional and primary healthcare across the seven sub counties. Speaking at the opening […]
WARD VULNERABILITY CLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENTS AND ACTION KICKS OFF IN KAKUMA
The Directorate of Climate Change with support from Voluntary Service Overseas conducted the first participatory climate vulnerability and risk assessment exercise in Kakuma Ward, Turkana West Sub County. The Director of Environment and Climate Change, Clement Nadio While making his remarks, Director Clement Nadio urged the participants to engage objectively as the data from the […]
DG HOSTS PRACTICAL ACTION’S COUNTRY DIRECTOR
Deputy Governor Dr. John Erus met with the Country Director of Practical Action Susan Maina during a courtesy call in his office today for a brief of the programmes Practical Action is implementing in Turkana. The Country Director met the Deputy Governor for the first time in Lodwar after she joined Practical Action in April […]
KRA ASKS COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF 50 ACRES OF LAND TO ESTABLISH POINT OF ENTRY AND EXIT AT TODONYANG, TURKANA NORTH
County Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Areas Management has today received a delegation of the Border Management Secretariat, a multi-agency of different entities that paid a courtesy call to the County Executive Committee Member for a consultative meeting. The Border Management Secretariat’s meeting was keen to request for land to establish a […]