FORUM FOR AFRICAN WOMEN EDUCATIONALISTS CHAMPION COUNTY’S INVOLVEMENT OF MEN’S STRATEGY FOR COMBATING TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN TURKANA
Lodwar, 5th August 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) In effort to reduce the escalating rates of pregnancy among school-going girls in Turkana, the Kenyan Chapter of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWEK) is supporting the county to empower boys and men to support vulnerable girls. The strategy, executed through a FAWEK-led program popularly […]
COUNTY PARTNERS WITH LOKADO TO PROMOTE HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN TURKANA
Lodwar – 5th, August, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department of Health and Sanitation and LOKADO are seeking to strengthen WASH system with comprehensive planned activities targeting selected wards in Turkana North, Turkana West and Lokichoggio sub-counties. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) system strengthening will be achieved through intensified community trainings […]
COUNTY, KENYA RED CROSS REVIEW DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR ITS ADOPTION
The County Government of Turkana, in collaboration with the Kenya Red Cross, have joined forces to review the Disaster Risk Management Policy geared towards identifying gaps, weaknesses, and areas of improvement in the current policy framework, and to provide recommendations for preparedness, responses, and recovery efforts. The two-day meeting was attended by the Turkana County […]
COUNTY CONDUCTS 400 CATARACT SURGERIES IN PUSH TO ELIMINATE PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS
Over 400 eye patients have benefitted from free cataract surgeries provided by the County and the Fred Hollows Foundation, as part of an initiative to eradicate preventable blindness. The surgeries, conducted across Turkana in the East, North, Central, Loima, and South sub-counties, also identified another 473 eye patients eligible for the program. County Ophthalmic Services […]
COUNTY COMPLETES TEN-YEAR PHYSICAL AND LAND USE PLANS FOR LOKIRIAMA, KATILU, KALOBEYEI
Lodwar, 2nd August 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department of Lands, Physical Planning, and Urban Areas Management has concluded a ten-year Physical and Land Use Development Plan aimed at sustainably transforming Katilu, Lokiriama, and Kalobeyei to town status by 2033. This move is set to transform the county’s economic and urban landscape. […]
WATER DEPARTMENT WARNS CULPRITS OF VANDALISING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, VOWS TO BRING THEM TO BOOK
Lodwar, 1st August 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Department of Water Services has send a stern warning to the culprits who keep on vandalising the installed water infrastructure in Lodwar Municipality, hence cause shortage in water supply. The Department has vowed to take serious action against those found culpable. For this reason, the […]
COUNTY, PARTNERS DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO END DONKEY THEFT IN TURKANA
Lodwar, 1st August 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government’s Department of Livestock Production, in collaboration with the Agency for Cross Border Pastoralists Development (APaD), held a one-day forum to address the increasing cases of donkey theft in the county. The forum, supported by Broke East Africa’s “Donkey Welfare and Resilience Project,” brought […]
AMBULANCE DRIVERS TRAINED ON EMERGENCY COURSE TO ENHANCE PATIENT SAFETY
Lodwar – 1st August 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Twenty ambulance drivers have successfully completed a six-day Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC), enhancing their ability to navigate emergency situations and transport patients safely. This inaugural EVOC training, supported by the Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) and Malteser International, provided the drivers with both theoretical […]
KAKUMA NEARS OPERATIONALIZATION OF WATER SUPPLY COMPANY – KALWASCO
Kakuma, 1st August 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) A new water supply company to cater for the needs of Kakuma Municipality residents is at an advanced stage of being operationalized after stakeholders agreed to select a committee to oversee the recruitment of new board members. The initiative, supported by USAID STAWI, is part of […]
TURKANA PRIORITIZES STRENGTHENING OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN 2024-2025 ANNUAL WORK PLAN
Lodwar- August 1, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department of Health Services has finalized its Annual Work Plan (AWP) for the 2024-2025 year, emphasizing improved service delivery at the primary healthcare level and advocating for the promotion of health service uptake. The AWP, jointly developed by heads of health directorates and sector […]