GOVERNMENT URGES ARTISANAL MINERS IN TURKANA TO EMBRACE COOPERATIVES
Nagetei – 20th June, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Artisanal miners in Turkana have been urged by a joint team of National and County officials to join existing or establish new cooperative societies to grow their enterprise activities. At a sensitisation exercise conducted at Nagetei gold mines in Lokichar Ward, Turkana South, the miners […]
VACCINATION DRIVE TO SAFEGUARD LIVESTOCK CONTINUES IN TURKANA EAST, SOUTH AND CENTRAL SUB-COUNTIES
Kamuge – 17th June 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Teams of county Veterinary officers are conducting simultaneously vaccination and supportive treatment for livestock across the Turkana East, South, and Central Sub-Counties belts. Under the joint supervision of the Directorate of Veterinary Services and Concern Worldwide team, the exercise has so far reached 337,779 livestock […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT FLAGS OFF FORTIFIED PORRIDGE TO ECDE CENTRES IN TURKANA
Lodwar, 17th June 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) More than 1000 Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) centers in Turkana County are set to benefit after the flagging off, 8333 bags of 25kgs fortified porridge. The distribution will cover Turkana Central (1,733 bags), Turkana East (1000 bags), Loima, Turkana West, and Turkana North will […]
VACCINATION DRIVE TO SAFEGUARD LIVESTOCK CONTINUES TURKANA EAST, SOUTH AND CENTRAL SUB-COUNTIES
Kamuge – 17th June, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Teams of county Veterinary officers are conducting simultaneously vaccination and supportive treatment for livestock across the Turkana East, South, and Central Sub-Counties belts. Under the joint supervision of the Directorate of Veterinary Services and Concern Worldwide team, the exercise has so far reached 337,779 livestock […]
COUNTY COMPLETES LOKIRIAMA – LOKIPOTO ROAD IN LOIMA
The County Government of Turkana has successfully completed routine maintenance on the 69-kilometre Lokiriama-Lokipoto road, connecting Kenya to Uganda in Loima. The maintenance is part of the routine upgrading of roads and passageways by the County Government in the financial year 2023/2024, aimed at opening up rural areas for development. The intervention includes bush clearing […]
TURKANA COUNTY, AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION SIGN MOU IN INCREASING ACCESS TO HIV PREVENTION, PROMOTING EARLY ACCESS TO ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT
Turkana County, Aids Healthcare Foundation sign MoU to increase access to HIV prevention, promoting early access to antiretroviral treatment The County Government of Turkana has entered into a strategic partnership with Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Kenya, after signing a memorandum of understanding at the County Headquarters. The three-year MoU steered with AHF seeks to collaborate […]
STAKEHOLDERS CONVEVE TO AMEND TURKANA COUNTY PWD ACT, 2017
Eldoret, June 14, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Turkana County Government in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) has facilitated a stakeholder consultative meeting in a bid to review the issues raised by the Controller of Budget (COB) in the County Persons with Disability Act 2017 and suggest amendments that would operationalize the […]
COUNTY ROLLS OUT NEW BUILDING RESILIENCE FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY PROJECT TO BENEFIT PASTORALIST COMMUNITY
Lodwar, 14th June 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Turkana County Department of Livestock Development, in partnership with the national government, has rolled out Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security (BREFONS) project, aimed at enhancing food and nutrition security for pastoralist communities. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is funding this five-year initiative, currently […]
TEAM INSPECTS YOUTH AND GENDER FACILITIES IN ENHANCING ICT CONNECTIVITY IN TURKANA
Lodwar, 14th June 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) County officials inspected facilities in Turkana Central installed by the government to facilitate access to ICT services for the youth and social protection for survivors of Gender-Based Violence. The inspection focused on the ICT Resource Centre at Canaan, the Gender-Based Violence Recovery Centre (GBVRC) at Canaan, […]
DG DR. ERUS LAUNCHES COUNTRY’S FIRST SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMO-PREVENTION
Lodwar – 13th June, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Deputy Governor Dr John Erus has today launched the country’s first Seasonal Malaria Chemo-prevention (SMC), piloted in Turkana, aims at preventing malaria among children. The pilot, necessitated by previous studies by the Department of Health and Sanitation, Moi and Duke Universities, confirmed Turkana County […]