GOVERNOR LOMORUKAI WELCOMES INTERNS TO JOIN TURKANA PUBLIC SERVICE
Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai has welcomed the 200 interns recently recruited into the public service, to commence the six-month Program. During the brief meeting, Governor Lomorukai said that the program is a deliberate move by his Administration to equip the young graduates with skills for entry into the job market. The Governor lauded the Public Service […]
COUNTY, IRC CONDUCT JOINT SUPERVISION OF INTEGRATED EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE PROGRAMS IN LOIMA
The County Government through the Department of Health and International Rescue Committee (IRC) has concluded a five-day joint Monitoring and Evaluation of Integrated Emergency Response programs in Loima. The exercise sought to determine areas that required corrective interventions for strengthening service delivery to the people in Loima. It also collected feedback from the community on […]
HUMANITY AND INCLUSION KENYA, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, COLLABORATE TO ENHANCE DISABILITY INCLUSION IN IN-BUSINESS PROJECT
Humanity and Inclusion (HI) Kenya is collaborating with the County Government to implement ‘In-Business Project in Kakuma, Turkana West. The Project seeks to improve the socio-economic well-being of Micro-Entrepreneurs (MEs) with People With Disabilities (PWD) in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kalobeyei Settlement, and the Host Community. A two-day meeting in Lodwar discussed the rights and how […]
COUNTY, IRC PARTNER TO OPERATIONALIZE KAKUMA CHILD RESCUE CENTRE
The Kakuma Child Rescue Centre will be operational in the next few weeks following a partnership between the County Government and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The meeting between the Department of Education, Sports and Social Protection resulted in IRC promising to deliver bedding and ICT equipment to support 40 children in the Centre. Speaking […]
USAID NAWIRI, COUNTY HEALTH ENGAGEMENT CONCLUDES WITH EMPHASIS ON PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY
The senior officers from the Department of Health and Sanitation together with USAID NAWIRI have concluded a joint learning session with discussions on program sustainability. The collaborative teams engaged in support supervision for Adapted Mother-to-Mother Group, Transformative Masculinity, Adapted Girl-H, and REAP for Nutrition (R4N), which were being implemented at the Kang’akipur in Kalapata Ward, […]
COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD ADVISES NEW INTERNS TO FOCUS ON SERVICE DELIVERY AND DISCIPLINE
The Turkana County Public Service Board (CPSB) has called on interns to embrace discipline and focus on service delivery in order to succeed during the six-month internship period. Speaking during the conclusion of a two-day induction of the interns into the public service, Dr. Pauline Ekod reiterated that the engagement was in line with Turkana’s […]
COUNTY, DRC IN DISCUSSION OVER A NEW PROJECT IN TURKANA WEST
The County Executive for Tourism, Culture, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, Elizabeth Loote held a meeting with representatives from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to discuss the implementation of a Fair Recycling Project in Kakuma, Turkana West. Fair Recycling is a 3-year project piloted in Kakuma and Kalobeyei that aims to formalize and integrate plastic […]
STAKEHOLDERS SEEK TO INTEGRATE GBV INTO DISASTER RISK REDUCTION POLICY IN TURKANA
Key stakeholders convened for a consultative meeting to include sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence (SRH-GBV) as part of amendments to the Disaster Risk Reduction Policy. The meeting, supported by the Kenya Red Cross, brought together the County Assembly’s Select Committee on Health, security, gender, and youth affairs. Directors from Health and Gender, the […]
GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES MULTI-SECTORAL TEAM TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY
The County Government of Turkana through the Water Services Department has established a multi-sectoral team to coordinate emergency response against possible damages by flooding of River Turkwel on water supply infrastructure in Turkana. The Chief Officer of the Water Services Department, David Maraka, will take the lead in managing the team. The team will also […]
UNICEF-UK DELEGATION VISITS LCRH, INTEGRATED OUTREACH TO ASSESS PROJECTS’ IMPACT
UNICEF-UK Delegation which has been in the County for the last two days, visited the Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH) and outreach in Nakaliban in Kang’atotha Ward, to assess the impact of the ongoing projects on the beneficiaries. At Nakaliban Dispensary, the delegation visited the integrated outreach supported by World Vision Kenya; funded by Unicef. […]