TURKANA COUNTY HEALTH TO UTILISE COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGY TO BETTER INDICATORS
Community health strategy (CHS) is an important driver that will assist the county to deliver high quality healthcare services at community level said Peter Lomorukia, Chief Officer of Preventive and Promotive Health. Speaking during a CHS sensitisation workshop, the chief officer (CO) reminded the participants that CHS was part of the Governor’s health agenda, therefore […]
TURKANA CELEBRATES WORLD WETLANDS DAY WITH CALLS FOR RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION
Turkana County celebrated World Wetlands Day at the shores of Lake Kalokol on February 2nd. The event brought together environmental organizations, government officials, and community members to mark the importance of wetlands. This year’s theme was “It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration” with the slogan “Our Wetlands, Our Responsibility, Our Future” emphasizing the need to prioritize […]
TURKANA EDUCATION CEC REITERATES COUNTY’S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FACING PWDS
Leah Audan, the County Executive for Education, Sports and Social protection has assured persons living with disabilities of the Countys’ commitment in bridging the gap of access to assistive devices and economic empowerment. At a meeting with representatives of the group today at the County headquarters, CEC Audan said that the social protections unit of […]
VETTING OF GROUPS FOR 2023 WOMEN AND YOUTH EPOWERMENT FUND FINALIZED IN TURKANA NORTH AND WEST
Turkana’s Department of Trade Gender and Youth Affairs has finalized the vetting of Youth and Women groups in Turkana West and North sub counties for the Empowerment Fund. Mark Amiyo, Acting chief Officer of the department said that the exercise has been success in these counties including Kibish and was convinced that this year’s disbursement […]
COMMUNITY-LED TOTAL SANITATION PROJECT SET TO CERTIFY 315 VILLAGES AS ODF IN TWO YEARS
Turkana South Public Health Officers and Community Health Assistants participate in a community-led total sanitation (CLTS) refresher training workshop to accelerate the Kenya Sanitation Enabling Environment Project (KSEEP) implementation. The project’s main aim is to strengthen enabling environment for sanitation and hygiene to adhere Sustainable Development Goal 6.2; achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation […]
AGRICULTURE CHIEF OFFICER VISITS KATILU IRRIGATION SCHEME
County Chief Officer for Agriculture and Land Reclamation Janerose Tioko yesterday led a team of officers from the department for a working visit of Katilu Irrigation Scheme in Turkana South Sub-County. The visit is part of the familiarisation tour of the Chief to check on the department’s projects, assess the infrastructure as well as interact […]
MOH AND PARTNERS MEET TO VALIDATE SMART SURVEY REPORT TO IMPROVE NUTRITION STATUS FOR TURKANA
In order to improve coverage of nutrition status in the county and save a large population from malnutrition deaths, the Ministry of Health and partners validated a survey report today that was carried out in the County in January 2023 at a tune of Ksh.9.7M. Speaking today while opening the validation exercise in Lodwar the […]
HUNDREDS OF PASTORALISTS TARGETED IN LIVESTOCK INSURANCE REGISTRATION
County Director of Livestock Production Bobby Ewoi Ekadon yesterday in Lodwar opened a three-day workshop of De-Risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies (DRIVE). DRIVE is a regional project funded by World Bank and implemented in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The objective of the project is to protect pastoral economies against the risk […]
TURKANA COUNCIL OF ELDERS MEET CECM CULTURE TO PLAN FOR THE AGM
Turkana Council of Elders Leadership met the County Executive Committee for Tourism, Culture, Climate Change, Environment, Energy & Mining and Natural Resources, Iris Mariao to plan with the County Department on plans to conduct the elections of new office bearers during the Annual General Meeting (AGM). In his remarks, CECM Mariao said that for effective […]
COUNTY VETS WOMEN AND YOUTH GROUPS BEFORE RELEASE OF EMPOWERMENT FUNDS
All groups that had applied for this year’s disbursement of the Women and Youth Empowerment Fund loans will be vetted to determine compliance with the requirements before being categorized as eligible, Mollen Onderi the Deputy Director for Youth and Gender affairs has said. The empowerment Fund had attracted 4330 groups from all over the County […]