FAWE KENYA, COUNTY COMMENCE ‘TUSEME’ INITIATIVE’ TO BOOST EDUCATION ACCESS REFUGEE POPULATION
Lodwar – 13th September, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Kenya Chapter has launched a new initiative aimed at improving access to quality education for boys and girls in the refugee community of Turkana County. During a stakeholder engagement meeting, FAWE presented Tuseme Innovation Strategies for Achieving Gender […]
CLIMATE CHANGE STAKEHOLDERS DISCUSS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENTIFIC METEOROLOGICAL WEATHER FORECASTING
Lokichar – ,13th September 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County and the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) brought together a diverse group of local leaders, climate change experts and community representatives, to discuss critical issues on climate change ranging from weather forecasting to rainfall patterns. During the opening remarks, Bethuel Wafula – County […]
COUNTY HEALTH SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL
Lodwar – 12th September, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department for Health and Sanitation, though the Directorate of Community Health Services, and stakeholders held their first Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) technical working group. The group, which brought together stakeholders in the community health services (CHS), discussed the modalities how to operationalise […]
COUNTY, USAID NAWIRI TRAIN SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON ELECTRONIC COUNTY INTEGRATED MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM
Lokichar- September 12, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Senior County Government officers, including chief officers and directors, attend a 3-day refresher training on electronic County Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (e-CIMES) that is supported by the USAID Nawiri programme in partnership with the County Government. This is following previous enhanced ECIMES trainings attended by […]
K-WASH PROGRAM TO BOOST WATER ACCESS FOR REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN TURKANA
Kakuma, 12th September 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Thousands of refugees residing in Kakuma Camp and Kalobeyei Settlement are set to benefit from the K-WASH initiative, a six-year, World Bank-funded “Performance for Results (P4R) program aimed at improving sustainable access to water services in rural and arid regions across Kenya. During a meeting attended […]
TURKANA COUNTY UNVEILS PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE CELEBRATIONS 2024 AT LOKIRIAMA
Lokiriama – 11th September 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Preparations for this year’s International Day of Peace, set for September 21st, are in top gear at the Lokiriama Peace Monument, where Turkana County will host the commemorative event. The Deputy County Secretary in charge of Cabinet Affairs, Dr Albert Gamoe, led a team for […]
JOINT FIELD MONITORING ON COLLABORATIVE ACTIONS TO BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
Letea – September 11, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The county directors and other technical staff joined partners in conducting a field monitoring visit to the Letea community and Kakuma Sub-county Hospital in Turkana West Sub-county. The monitoring visit continued to build on the USAID Resilience Learning Activity’s support to Partnership, Resilience and Economic […]
CS ASKUL ASSERTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT TO TURKANA
Lodwar – 10th September 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Cabinet Secretary for East Africa, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL), and Regional Development, Hon. Beatrice Askul Moe, paid a courtesy visit to the County Government of Turkana, where she met with Deputy Governor Dr. John Erus, along with other county officials. The visit was […]
TURKANA SUB-COUNTY HOSPITALS RECEIVE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Lodwar – 10th September 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Sub-county hospitals across Turkana have received a new four to six months supply of drugs and non-pharmaceuticals to ensure the continuity of quality healthcare services. This supply comes in response to declining stock levels and shortages of some essential drugs. The timely delivery will assist […]
SCALING UP COMMUNITY-LED MONITORING TO ENHANCE HIV SERVICES
Lodwar – 9th September 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) A recent research on community-led monitoring (CLM) has highlighted the significance of increased advocacy to enhance access to HIV services for key populations (KPs) in the Turkana. The CLM model seeks to enhance access to quality HIV prevention and treatment services for members of Key […]