FOOD-BASED PROJECT BOOSTS FOOD SECURITY IN LOKICHOGGIO
February 21, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Department of Agriculture has evaluated the AIC Health Ministries’ Turkana 4 Resilience projects aimed at enhancing livelihoods in the Lokichoggio Sub-county. The projects are Nasinyono farm (286 acres), Nakinae Akiyar farm (200 acres) Agis NIA farm in Nanam (300 acres), 30,000m3 water pan, 13.5 acres […]
COUNTY HEALTH INTENSIFIES FIGHT AGAINST SEASONAL MALARIA PREVENTION
Lodwar, 21st February, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Health and Sanitation Department has partnered with the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to prevent malaria through a seasonal malaria chemo-prevention (SMC) campaign targeting remote areas in the county. This comes after the review of the proposed operation research, supported by CRS through Moi University, […]
BOOSTING RESILIENCE IN TURKANA WEST THROUGH CLIMATE PROOFING WASH PROJECT
February 20, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) A delegation from Plan International and other partners today paid a courtesy call to the Deputy Governor, Dr John Erus to discuss the Climate Proofing WASH Services (CPW) project. This is a 3-year initiative designed to strengthen the resilience and adaptive capacity of refugees and host communities […]
BOOST FOR TURKANA GIRL CHILD EDUCATION AS KDII DONATES RE-USABLE SANITARY TOWELS FOR MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
February 20, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) In a bid to tackle the pressing issue of menstrual hygiene in Turkana County, K DE IGRATIUM International (KDII) has today donated 250 reusable sanitary towels aiming to support school-going girls who cannot afford safe menstrual hygiene products. Received by the Deputy Governor, Dr John Erus at […]
WATER SECTOR PARTNERS CONVENE TO ADDRESS INVESTMENT NEEDS FOR COUNTY WATER DEMANDS
February 20, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Turkana Water Services stakeholders held a consultative meeting to discuss strategies for attracting investments in the water sector to accelerate the realization of universal water access in Turkana. The stakeholders were drawn from the County Assembly and County Departments for Agriculture, Livestock, Environment, Climate Change, and Economic […]
THOUSANDS BENEFIT FROM PEACE WINDS JAPAN BOREHOLE REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN TURKANA NORTH AND SOUTH
February 19, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Thousands of individuals now have access to water following the successful completion of a one-year drought emergency response program in which 15 boreholes were rehabilitated in Turkana South and Turkana North. County Governments in collaboration with Peace Winds Japan, with funding from the Government of the Democratic […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT EQUIPS ARTISANAL MINERS WITH SAFETY TOOLS TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY
February 15, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government of Turkana, through the Department of Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Resources, has distributed four ball mill machines to gold artisanal miners at Locheremoit, Lolupe, and Moruongor. It is estimated that thousands are directly engaged in artisanal mining for economic gain at different sites across […]
PLANS TO FIGHT INVASIVE PROSOPIS INTENSIFIED
February 15, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Natural Resources, and Climate Change hosted the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) delegation and held discussions on the management of Prosopis (Etirae) in Turkana County. CECM Loote welcomed the national government agency and said that the county was in the process of engaging […]
LIVESTOCK VACCINATION DRIVE TARGETS INTERNATIONAL BORDER LINE AREAS IN TURKANA
February 15, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government has rolled out a livestock vaccination and treatment activity integrated with tsetse fly and trypanosomiasis control in areas of Turkana West, Lokiriama, and Lokichoggio Sub-counties. The exercise, conducted in conjunction with Welthungerhilfe Kenya (WHH) and the Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council (KENTTEC), is […]
HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS COORDINATION MEETING TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS
February 15, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Department of Health and Sanitation and its stakeholders held a two-day multi-sectoral coordination meeting to strengthen partnerships to enhance integration and policy alignments. The meeting aimed at strengthening resource mobilization, knowledge sharing, and identifying opportunities to enhance healthcare services in the county. The County Executive Committee […]