COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT INTENSIFIES ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION TO FIGHT MEASLES OUTBREAK
1st March 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) County Department of Health and Sanitation and UNICEF Kenya have held consultative meetings on emergency response to measles outbreaks in affected sub-counties. The emergency response is looking to strengthen routine vaccination, increase surveillance, and stop the transmission in high-risk sub-counties of Turkana West, Lokichoggio, Loima, and Turkana […]
NEWLY OPERATIONALIZED LOKICHOGGIO SUB COUNTY TO GETS OWN WATER OFFICE
1st March 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) A sub-county water office has been established to oversee water provision for the residents of the newly operationalized Lokichoggio Sub County, the CECM for Water Services Faith Aletea, has confirmed. During a water stakeholders forum for the sub-county, CECM Aletea announced that a team, including a sub-county […]
COUNTY HEALTH STAKEHOLDERS DISCUSS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE ACTS IMPLEMENTATION
February 29, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Department of Health and Sanitation senior officials and stakeholders held a meeting to evaluate the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Acts to broaden the scope of healthcare and financial protection to the residents. The objective of the meeting was to analyze the four UHC legislative acts to […]
COUNTY, USAID NAWIRI PARTNERSHIP DELIVERS TWO WATER PROJECTS IN TURKANA NORTH.
February 29, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Longolemwar and Kaaleng communities in Turkana North have new water projects courtesy of a partnership between the County Government and USAID Nawiri focused on increasing universal access to water. It is expected that the two projects will benefit up to 200 households in Kaaleng-Kaikor Ward and, about […]
COUNTY TARGETS TO SECURE WORLD BANK FUNDING TO FACILITATE WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS
Lodwar, 28th Feb 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Department of Water Services in Turkana County is undertaking a countywide data collection initiative, to establish water needs, gaps, and access challenges, a requirement for qualifying for the Ksh 3.6 billion World Bank’s K-WASH project. The project aims to unlock water and sanitation access in […]
LIGHT FOR SCHOOLS IN TURKANA NORTH AND KIBISH AS COUNTY COMMISSIONS SOLAR INSTALLATION PROJECTS
Napak, Friday 24th Feb 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Three primary schools in Turkana North and Kibish sub-counties are set to benefit from solar power to be implemented by the County Government, through the Department of Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Resources. Speaking during the handing over of the three sites to the contractor to […]
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON FISCAL STRATEGY PAPER (CFSP) 2024/2025 TAKES PLACE COUNTY-WIDE
February 23, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government through the Department of Finance and Economic Planning will today complete a two-day county-wide public participation exercise on the County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) for the FY’2024/2025. The exercise is taking place across all the sub-counties of Turkana County including Turkana North, Kibish, Turkana […]
COUNTY ONE HEALTH UNIT TO ROLL OUT TRAININGS ON ZOONOTIC AND VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
February 23, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) County One Health Unit is set to roll out comprehensive training programs focusing on zoonotic and vaccine-preventable diseases to reduce their incidences and increase vaccine uptake respectively. The training, which would target community health promoters (CHPs) and community disease reporters (CDRs), will aim to strengthen community-based surveillance […]
BLUE ECONOMY STAKEHOLDERS URGED TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF LAKE TURKANA
February 22, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Deputy Governor of Turkana County Dr. John Erus has urged Stakeholders in the blue economy sector to speed up the process of unlocking the potential of Lake Turkana, the world’s largest desert Lake-so as to uplift the livelihood of fisherfolk communities in the County. Speaking at a […]
COMMERCIAL PASTURE PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP TO ENHANCE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS IN TURKANA
February 21, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government, in partnership with Sea Water Solutions and NARA – a UK-based company, is seeking innovative and sustainable solutions for the use of saline water for commercial pasture production. This was discussed during a courtesy call to the County Executive for Agriculture, Livestock Production, and […]