NAIPA COMMUNITY IN KANGATOTHA WARD, TURKANA CENTRAL, GETS NEW BOREHOLE
Kangatotha, March 23, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government of Turkana, in collaboration with The Turkana Pastoralist Development Organization (TUPADO) and Wetlands International, has successfully drilled a new borehole in Naipa, situated within Kangatotha Ward of Turkana Central. County Chief Officer for Water Services, David Maraka, announced that the borehole, with […]
KALOKOL RESIDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM KADOKORINYANG’ BOREHOLE, PIPING PROJECT
Kalokol, March 22 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government of Turkana, through the Department of Water Services, has taken a step towards addressing the water access challenges in Kalokol by handing over the site for the construction of a water supply system to a contractor at Kadokorinyang’. Describing the move as […]
TURKANA COUNTY PEACE ACTORS SECRETARIAT REVIVAL A BOOST FOR PEACE DIALOGUE EFFORTS
Lodwar, March 21, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Revival of the Peace Actors Secretariat, a steering committee under the Turkana County Peace Actos Forum (TUPAF), is expected to boost peace dialogue efforts in Turkana, the Director for Peace Building and Conflict Management, Titus Lokorikeju, has said. The secretariat aims to amplify the impact […]
TURKANA COUNTY MARKS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY
Lodwar, March 23, 2024, (Public Communications and Media Relations) Turkana County marks World Down Syndrome Day under the theme “End the stereotypes” which seeks to promote awareness of tackling stereotypes, myths and about the condition. This year’s theme is a call to all supporters and allies to end stereotypes that continue to feed prejudice […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SAVE THE CHILDREN TRAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEES ON GOVERNANCE IN TURKANA NORTH
Lokitaung, March 22, 2024, (Public Communications and Media Relations) A resident of Kaeris Centre in Turkana North Sub- County, Alice Engomo has been voluntarily conducting home visits of people with disabilities (PWDs) with community health promoters (CHP) to clean their compounds. Engomo, a member of the Kaeris Community Health Committee (CHC) representing fellow PWDs, […]
LODWAR WATER COMPANY ADOPTS SMART METERS TECHNOLOGY
Lodwar, March 19, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department of Water services through LOWASCO is set to adopt smart water meter technology in partnership with Gosoft Integrated solutions, a leading tech services provider. The company (GoSoft Integrated Technology Solutions) is also a leading provider of smart solutions for water management, including smart […]
UNVEILING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURKANA AND WEST POKOT COUNTIES
Lodwar, March 21, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Turkana and West Pokot County Governments have today joined forces to host a groundbreaking investment conference in Lodwar. The Conference themed “Unveiling Opportunities: Redefining Northern Kenya as an Investable Destination,” has brought together government officials, development partners, business communities in Turkana and West Pokot and […]
Turkana County Sectoral Teams Build Synergies with USAID Partners in Pursuit of Joint Work Planning
Lodwar, March 14, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) After a day’s field visit to Elelea Irrigation Scheme community in Turkana East for a cross-knowledge learning activity, the USAID Resilience Learning Activity (RLA), which is the secretariat to the Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth (PREG) Partners and the County Government Sector teams moderated the […]
COUNTY, PARTNERS REVIEW TURKANA’S DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Eldoret, March 12, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Deputy Governor, Dr John Erus, has today opened a workshop in Eldoret, in which the county and partners commenced a review of the Turkana Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Exit Plan Strategy. The workshop which was supported by the International Organisation on Migration (IOM), […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT CAPITALISES ON ONE HEALTH TO REACH THE PASTORALISTS
Lodwar, March 12, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Three county departments have called for One Health as a strategy to achieve a healthy human and animal population and environment particularly targeting the migratory pastoral community. Departments of Health, Livestock Development and Environment have joined forces to establish the County One Health Unit. The Unit […]