County pledges support for Ateker initiatives to advance peace and development
Lodwar, December, 10th, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) County Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening initiatives that advance the collective aspirations of the Ateker pastoralist communities living across the borderlands of Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia. Deputy Governor Dr. John Erus said Turkana had already identified several flagship projects—including Kimormor, the cultural […]
County government leads healthcare financing sensitisation training
Lodwar- December 5, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) At least 282 health facility-in-charges and Sub-County Health Management Teams have been sensitized on healthcare financing management including Social Health Authority (SHA) uptake in order to enhance financial autonomy, accountability, and service delivery at the primary health-care level. The four-day exercise targeting Turkana North, Turkana South, […]
County Government, partners to expand solar energy access
Lodwar – December 5, 2025 (Public Communication and Public Relations) Residents in selected parts of Turkana are set to benefit from improved access to clean and affordable energy following a new partnership between the County Government, the Diocese of Lodwar, and Solar Pledge East Africa. The collaboration was confirmed by County Director of Energy, Jackson […]
New FLLoCA project screening environmental, social safety compliance begins
Lodwar – December 3, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government has launched a new round of environmental and social safeguards screening for all projects implemented under the 2024–2025 Financing Locally Led Climate Change Action (FLLoCA) programme. The exercise aims to ensure that ongoing and completed interventions comply with environmental safety standards and […]
Evidence-based approaches boost child health and nutrition in Turkana
Lodwar – December 4, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) In a courtesy call to the Chief Officer for Preventive and Promotive Health, Agnes Mana, a delegation from UNICEF, Save the Children, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reviewed the implementation of two ongoing research studies aimed at reducing childhood illness and malnutrition in the […]
Funding shortfall endangers refugee reforms, DG Erus warns EU officials
Kakuma – December 3, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Deputy Governor, Dr John Erus, has warned that a sharp decline in international funding for refugee operations and humanitarian support risks reversing years of progress in strengthening services and promoting the socio-economic inclusion of refugee communities in Kakuma Camp and the Kalobeyei Settlement Scheme. […]
Nanam community spurs SACCO support to boost access to finance
Napopongoit – December 3, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Nanam Ward Community has called on Food Systems Resilience Project (FSRP) to support their local Savings and Cooperative Societies (SACCOs), driving efforts to boost credit access for the members. Community members said this during a Participatory Integrated Community Development (PICD) model, through which they mapped […]
Resilience study on HPV vaccine delivery nears completion in Turkana
Lodwar – December 1, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Executive for Health and Sanitation, Dr Epem Joseph Esekon, hosted a research team from Jhpiego led by Sabbina Githinji, the Technical Officer for the HPV Vaccine Acceleration Program Partners Initiative (HAPPI). The team paid a courtesy call to discuss the completion of an […]
Livestock marketing training opens doors for Turkana traders
Lodwar – December 2, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The leaders of the Livestock Marketing Associations (LMA) across Turkana, who came for the three-day training in Lodwar, have revealed that the training has opened new doors for livestock keepers, traders and producer organizations. “The training has sparked connections, forged marked links, and indeed the […]
Turkana Marks World AIDS Day
Lodwar – December 1, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government, led by the Deputy Governor, Dr John Erus, today commemorated World AIDS Day at the Livestock Market Grounds in Lodwar, Turkana Central. Marked globally every December 1, this day provides a crucial platform to reflect on progress, honour lives lost and renew […]