COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT STEPS UP FIGHT AGAINST OPEN DEFECATION ACROSS THE COUNTY
Loima, 16th July 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department of Health and Sanitation has intensified its social and behaviour change promotion to end open defecation through community-led total sanitation (CLTS) targeting village sanitation committees. This follows the development of comprehensive CLTS/ water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) implementation work plan, by Directorate of […]
KENYA RAPID+ HALF-YEAR REVIEW: STAKEHOLDERS UNITE TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS IN TURKANA COUNTY
Lodwar, June 11, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department of Livestock Development, in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), hosted a forum to review the progress of the Kenya Resilient Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development (RAPID+) joint work plan in Turkana County. The event brought together the program steering committee, comprising […]
TURKANA COMPLETES 21 GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTY
Letea, June 10, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Turkana has successfully completed twenty-one solar installation projects across the thirty wards as part of the county’s effort to address challenges and spur economic growth. Acknowledging that the newly completed solar projects were transforming lives across Turkana by lighting streets and schools, Chief Officer for Energy, […]
COUNTY EMBARKS ON SURVEY FOR COMMUNITY LAND TITLE DEEDS IN LOKICHAR, NAKUKULAS
Lokichar, June 10, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Residents of Lokichar in Turkana South and Nakukulas in Turkana East are set to receive title deeds for community land by the end of July 2024, County Director of Lands Survey, Joseph Egiron, has revealed. The Director revealed this after leading a team of technical staff […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT, USAID IMARISHA JAMII STEP UP HIV PREVENTION SERVICES
Lokichar, May 31, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Department of Health and Sanitation jointly working with USAID Imarisha Jamii have developed a work plan to boost access to HIV prevention services across the county. The USAID Imarisha Jamii, a five-year program by Amref Health Africa in Kenya, is entering its final […]
COUNTY DIRECTORS’ RESOURCE MOBILIZATION SKILLS ENHANCED
Lokichoggio – May 21st, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Deputy Governor, Dr John Erus, has opened a five-day workshop for forty county government directors on proposal writing, concept note development, and report writing to enhance their resource mobilization skills. The purpose of this workshop, supported by USAID NAWIRI, is to improve standards and […]
MULTI-SECTORIAL TECHNICAL TEAM MEETS TO REVIEW STUDY IN REDUCING PERSISTENT MALNUTRITION IN TURKANA
Lokichogio, May 8, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Deputy Governor Dr John Erus has called for a unified effort of multi-sectoral team to address livelihood challenges in the region, stressing the need to critically tackle malnutrition, food insecurity, droughts, and disasters in Turkana. Speaking at a meeting in Lokichoggio, aimed at disseminating the […]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO IRRIGATION SCHEMES, AGRI-NUTRITION FARMS AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN TURKANA
Lodwar, May 4, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department of Agriculture is set to assist farmers in irrigation schemes and various Agri-Nutrition farms affected by floods in Turkana East and Turkana South. This was revealed by the Director of Agriculture, Aaron Nanok following a two-day assessment of irrigation farms and Agri-Nutrition plots […]
HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE ENHANCED INDIGENOUS CHICKS AND CHICKEN FEEDS TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY IN TURKANA WEST
Natiir 1, April 24, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) At least 500 households in Kakuma, Lopur, Kalobeyei, Songot and Nanam in Turkana West have received 3,000 enhanced indigenous a month-old chicks and five metric tons of chicken starter feeds from the County Government in partnership with Welthungerhilfe (WHH). The five Wards received the chicks […]
GOVERNMENT, TURKANA CHURCH DEVELOPMENT MISSION TRAIN HEALTH OFFICERS ON INTEGRATED COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT
Loima, April 24, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government in collaboration with Turkana Church Development Mission have trained 51 Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and Community Health Assistants (CHAs) on Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) through “ACCEPT” project in Loima Sub-County. The 5-day training ending on April 26, 2024, is meant to enhance […]