COUNTY, PARTNERS SET TO OPERATIONALIZE KAKUMA CHILD RESCUE CENTRE FOR IMPROVED CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES
The County Government through the Department of Education and Social Protection together with UN Women, IRC Women Protection and Empowerment, and other stakeholders have geared up to operationalize Child Rescue Centre in Kakuma, as a deliberate effort to strengthen child protection services. The rescue centre is scheduled for launch in December 2023. Speaking at Kakuma […]
WATER DEPARTMENT RESTORES WATER SUPPLY FOR KANAMKEMER RESIDENTS
Residents of Kanamkemer can now continue to enjoy routine water supply, after two weeks of interruption occasioned by the breakdown of the electricity supply system at Borehole 9 which serves about 40,000 clients. The County Department of Water Services has since fixed the breakdown at a cost of Ksh 800,000. The pumping of water to […]
PS BITOK LEADS TREE PLANTING DRIVE IN LODWAR AS 2000 TREES ARE PLANTED IN INITIATIVE
November 13, 2023 (Governor’s Press Service) The Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizens Services, Prof. (Amb.) Julius Bitok led celebrations to mark the National Tree Planting Day at Ekaales Centre in Lodwar, today. The PS rallied support for the national tree planting campaign launched by President William Ruto in Makindu, Makueni County, which aims to […]
GOVERNOR LOMORUKAI WELCOMES INTERNS TO JOIN TURKANA PUBLIC SERVICE
Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai has welcomed the 200 interns recently recruited into the public service, to commence the six-month Program. During the brief meeting, Governor Lomorukai said that the program is a deliberate move by his Administration to equip the young graduates with skills for entry into the job market. The Governor lauded the Public Service […]
COUNTY, IRC CONDUCT JOINT SUPERVISION OF INTEGRATED EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE PROGRAMS IN LOIMA
The County Government through the Department of Health and International Rescue Committee (IRC) has concluded a five-day joint Monitoring and Evaluation of Integrated Emergency Response programs in Loima. The exercise sought to determine areas that required corrective interventions for strengthening service delivery to the people in Loima. It also collected feedback from the community on […]
HUMANITY AND INCLUSION KENYA, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, COLLABORATE TO ENHANCE DISABILITY INCLUSION IN IN-BUSINESS PROJECT
Humanity and Inclusion (HI) Kenya is collaborating with the County Government to implement ‘In-Business Project in Kakuma, Turkana West. The Project seeks to improve the socio-economic well-being of Micro-Entrepreneurs (MEs) with People With Disabilities (PWD) in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kalobeyei Settlement, and the Host Community. A two-day meeting in Lodwar discussed the rights and how […]
COUNTY, IRC PARTNER TO OPERATIONALIZE KAKUMA CHILD RESCUE CENTRE
The Kakuma Child Rescue Centre will be operational in the next few weeks following a partnership between the County Government and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The meeting between the Department of Education, Sports and Social Protection resulted in IRC promising to deliver bedding and ICT equipment to support 40 children in the Centre. Speaking […]
USAID NAWIRI, COUNTY HEALTH ENGAGEMENT CONCLUDES WITH EMPHASIS ON PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY
The senior officers from the Department of Health and Sanitation together with USAID NAWIRI have concluded a joint learning session with discussions on program sustainability. The collaborative teams engaged in support supervision for Adapted Mother-to-Mother Group, Transformative Masculinity, Adapted Girl-H, and REAP for Nutrition (R4N), which were being implemented at the Kang’akipur in Kalapata Ward, […]
COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD ADVISES NEW INTERNS TO FOCUS ON SERVICE DELIVERY AND DISCIPLINE
The Turkana County Public Service Board (CPSB) has called on interns to embrace discipline and focus on service delivery in order to succeed during the six-month internship period. Speaking during the conclusion of a two-day induction of the interns into the public service, Dr. Pauline Ekod reiterated that the engagement was in line with Turkana’s […]
COUNTY, DRC IN DISCUSSION OVER A NEW PROJECT IN TURKANA WEST
The County Executive for Tourism, Culture, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, Elizabeth Loote held a meeting with representatives from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to discuss the implementation of a Fair Recycling Project in Kakuma, Turkana West. Fair Recycling is a 3-year project piloted in Kakuma and Kalobeyei that aims to formalize and integrate plastic […]