COUNTY GOVERNMENT PRAISES CHILD CLIMATE CAMPAIGNER SET FOR DUBAI CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
The County Executive for Tourism, Culture, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, Elizabeth Loote, has praised Ivonne Kyana Eipa, who is set to participate soon at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai. Eipa is among the children selected from Kenya, to participate in the Conference. She is from Turkana County. Her counterpart hails […]
THE FUTURE LIES IN URBAN AREAS, CHIEF LOTIENG ASSERTS AS SHE TAKES OVER OFFICE
The incoming Chief Officer for Urban Areas and Municipalities, Marian Lotieng, has asserted that the future of Turkana County lies with the urban areas. “The urban areas are service-oriented economies, with large and small scale businesses being the contributors to urban development. In so doing, urban development economies are the main drivers of economic prosperity,” […]
LANDS DEPARTMENT VISITS VILLAGES IN TURKANA WEST FOR LAND REGULARIZATION, RESILIENCE PROJECTS
The County Department of Lands has visited Nalapatui and Esikiriat in Kakuma, Turkana West, to lead a community entry meeting on land regularization. And also did the integration of drought resilience programs by World Vision and the Korea International Agency for Cooperation (KOICA). The County Executive for Lands, Peter Akono told the community members that […]
IFC TEAM BRIEFS THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT ON OPERATIONS OF KAKUMA BIASHARA CENTRE IN ENHANCING SERVICE DELIVERY
A team from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), an investment arm of the World Bank, paid a courtesy call to the County Executive Committee Member for Trade, Enterprise Development, Cooperatives, Gender, and Youth Affairs, David Erukudi. The team briefed the new County Trade leadership on the programs being implemented in partnership with the Department of […]
DG ERUS HOSTS UNICEF UK TEAM, DELIBERATES ON STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIP ON HEALTH AND WATER ACCESS
The Deputy Governor Dr. John Erus today hosted a delegation from UNICEF UK who paid him a courtesy call in his office. They deliberated on strengthening the existing partnerships to improve the well-being of children. DG Erus described UNICEF as a partner with a long history in Turkana, with interventions in the health, water, nutrition, […]
USAID NAWIRI, HEALTH SENIOR TEAMS MEET TO REVIEW PROGRESS, REFLECT ON WAY FORWARD
The County Executive for the Department of Health and Sanitation, Dr Francis Mariao together with county and sub-county senior officers participated in a USAID Nawiri joint field visit and learning session. NAWIRI, which recently got an additional three-year extension from its donor–USAID Kenya, has organized a session to discuss the program’s progress, its partnership, and […]
TRADE CECM VISITS BIASHARA/HUDUMA CENTRE IN KAKUMA
The County Executive Committee Member for Trade, Enterprise Development, Cooperatives, Gender and Youth Affairs, David Erukudi embarked on a tour of the Kakuma Biashara Centre to familiarize himself with the operations of the Business Development Centre. This is his first official visit since taking the helm at the Department of Trade. He promised to provide […]
MILLENNIUM WATER ALLIANCE TRAINS WATER OFFICIALS ON RESILIENCE BUILDING
Millennium Water Alliance in partnership with the County Government of Turkana, has deliberately trained officials from the Department of Water Services. The training will help the team to fix uptime and improve the decision-making process. The Program is geared towards building resilience in responding to water access crises. The training conducted in Nairobi was attended […]
HEALTH DEPARTMENT DISSEMINATES ASSESSMENT OF SUPPORT SUPERVISION FINDINGS
The Department of Health and Sanitation, led by the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Dr. Francis Mariao, disseminated an assessment of support supervision findings to the County, Sub-county Health Management Teams, and partners. The assessment on support supervision, supported by USAID Nawiri and Concern Worldwide Kenya, sought to identify the gaps in support supervision. The […]
VETERINARY SERVICES BOARD TRAINS VET OFFICERS TO BUILD DISEASE SURVEILLANCE CAPACITY
County Veterinary Officers have embarked on a week-long training on participatory disease surveillance facilitated by the Kenya Veterinary Services Board. The training includes field visits to Kakwanyang to engage with pastoralists. This will also lead to the awarding of the Continuous Professional Development (CPDs) points by the Kenya Veterinary Board. The program is supported by […]