County, Duke and Moi University explore climate–health partnership
Lodwar – January 13, 2026 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government through the Department of Medical Services, led by Dr. Gilchrist Lokoel hosted a joint delegation from Duke/Moi University to discuss areas of partnership and collaboration, with a strong focus on global health, climate change and health systems strengthening in Turkana County. The […]
County leadership welcomes new UNHCR High Commissioner to Kakuma, Turkana
Kakuma, January 11th, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Deputy Governor Dr John Erus led the Turkana County leadership in welcoming the newly appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Barham Salih, during his official visit to Kakuma Refugee Camp. Dr Erus said the visit provided an opportunity for the county and UNHCR to […]
Lodwar prepares for New Year with Town clean-up exercise
Lodwar – December 30, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Lodwar Municipality has intensified preparations for New Year celebrations with a large-scale town clean-up exercise conducted ahead of the festivities expected to reach its peak on 31st December 2025 and 1st January 2026. Staff from the municipality joined Moroline Cleaning Services, the firm contracted to […]
Lokichar Sub-County Hospital performs maiden C-Section
Lokichar – January 1, 2026 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The new year has begun with encouraging news from Turkana South. The Medical Services team at Lokichar Sub-County Hospital closed 2025 on a high note after successfully performing their maiden Caesarean Section in the hospital’s newly established theatre. On December 26, 2025, a healthy baby […]
Lodwar prepares for New Year with Town clean-up exercise
Lodwar, December 30, 2025 Lodwar Municipality has intensified preparations for New Year celebrations with a large-scale town clean-up exercise conducted ahead of the festivities expected to reach its peak on 31st December 2025 and 1st January 2026. Staff from the municipality joined Moroline Cleaning Services, the firm contracted to provide waste management services, in the […]
Turkana steps up preparedness as National government flags Marbug risk
Lodwar – December 22, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Department for Health and Sanitation has intensified preparedness measures against Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) following a high-level consultative meeting with the National Public Health Institute that identified Kibish Sib-County and surrounding border region as high-risk zones. The meeting, which brought together national and county […]
From invisible to counted: Kimormor delivers identity in Kibish
Kibish – December 21, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) For decades, thousands of pastoralist families in Kibish Sub-County lived outside Kenya’s formal systems—without national IDs, birth certificates or mobile connectivity. During the recent Kimormor One Health outreach, that reality began to change. Over the 10-day outreach, more than 700 people registered for national ID […]
How Kimormor Is helping to eliminate Trachoma and restore sight
Kibish – December 21, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) For years, preventable blindness has quietly affected remote pastoralist communities in Turkana including those in Kibish Sub-County, where access to specialised eye-care services remains limited. Through the Kimormor One Health outreach, eye-care teams brought diagnosis, treatment and life-changing surgeries directly to communities that would otherwise […]
Municipality to provide a conducive environment for local-based organizations to freely operate in Lodwar
Lodwar, December 22nd, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Lodwar Municipality is taking steps to support local organizations, including Saccos, self-help groups, and Village Savings and Lending Associations (VSLAs), by creating a conducive environment for them to operate. Benjamin Tukei, the Municipal Manager, said that the move aims to boost their participation in Municipality-led initiatives […]
Kimormor registers over 800 pastoralists into SHA, moving the county a step up
Kibish – December 21, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Access to healthcare and health indicators in Kibish Sub-County have long been limited not only by distance travelled, but by lack of health insurance coverage. Through One Health’s Kimormor health interventions, that barrier is rapidly shrinking. During the outreach, over 800 people were successfully registered […]