COUNTY, USAID NAWIRI INVESTS 11MILLION FOR VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING IN TURKANA NORTH

January 30, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) In a bid to equip the youth of Turkana North with vocational skills, the County Government of Turkana and USAID Nawiri unveiled a Ksh 11.2 Million program for training 749 trainees at Kataboi and Kaaleng vocational training centers. The program is part of the USAID Nawiri support […]

STATE GEOLOGISTS ARRIVE IN TURKANA TO COMMENCE MINERALS MAPPING EXERCISE

January 30, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) A team of Geologists from the State Department for Mining has arrived in Turkana to commence a twenty-one days minerals exploration and geological mapping of sites across the County. At a courtesy call meeting with the Director for Mining, the team led by Martin Nyakinye said that […]

PS FOR MINING HOSTS TURKANA DELEGATION, DELIBERATES ON SUPPORT OF THE MINING SECTOR

January 30, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) County Chief Officer for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Resources Triza Amoni held a meeting with the PS for Mining Elijah Mwangi in Nairobi. The two exchanged views on the improvement of the mining sector in Turkana following the discovery of Coitan, an essential product for the manufacture […]

TURKANA SOUTH HEALTH OFFICERS INTENSIFY FIGHT AGAINST PERSISTENT MALNUTRITION

January 27, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Turkana South Sub-county Nutrition Technical Forum has discussed plans to tackle the sub-county’s still high Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rate. Although the county-level malnutrition percentage has seen a reduction from 34.8% to 26.4%, Turkana South’s GAM rate remains 32.7%, indicating an ongoing risk. The County Nutrition […]

REVAMPING WORKS COMMENCE FOR THE KANGALITA/LOJOKOBWO IRRIGATION SCHEME.

January 27, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The county government has commenced revamping various irrigation projects in a bid to enhance crop production. Director for Administration in the Department of Agriculture, Livestock Development, and Fisheries, Joram Ewoton, confirmed when he officiated a site handover for the rehabilitation and repair of the Kangalita/Lojokobwo surface irrigation […]

KACHODA IRRIGATION PROJECT SET FOR UPLIFT TO ENHANCE CROP PRODUCTION

January 27, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) County Executive for Agriculture, Livestock Production, and Fisheries Dr Anthony Apalia has commissioned the rehabilitation of the Kachoda Spate irrigation. Dr. Apalia said that the rehabilitation is a game changer for county residents facing food shortages due to poor rainfall and frequent prolonged droughts. The project’s scope […]

EMBRACE CONTINUOUS UPSKILLING, COUNTY GOVERNMENT DRIVERS URGED

January 26, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) County Executive for Roads, Transport, and Public Works Patrick Lokaimoe has urged County Government drivers and plant operators to embrace continuous upskilling to keep up with the evolving knowledge of road safety and traffic rules. Speaking during the closure of a three-day refresher course for County Government […]

THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES KSH 21 MILLION FOR FORM-ONE BURSARIES IN TURKANA

January 26, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Less than two weeks after H.E. Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai Napotikan officially launched the Turkana County Education Fund and announced the allocation of Ksh 534 million for bursaries, scholarships, and the higher education loan scheme. The county has set aside Ksh 21 million to be issued as bursaries […]