COMMUNITY LIVESTOCK DISEASE REPORTERS TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO UPSCALE ADOPTION OF DIGITALLY BASED SURVEILLANCE
Lokichar – 14th May,2024 The County Government is turning to digital livestock disease surveillance to improve the functionality of Community Disease Reporters(CDRs) in its bid to improve livestock disease reporting. This has been driven by a training session organized by PlantVillage in Partnership with the County Government that aimed to enhance early detection and prompt […]
COUNTY, IRC COMPLETES CROSS BORDER HEALTH FACILITIES ASSESSMENT TO BETTER SURVEILLANCE OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
The County Government, in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee Core Group Partners Project (IRC-CGPP) have concluded assessment of health surveillance and response capabilities in border facilities in Turkana West. The evaluation aimed to enhance the preparedness of local health facilities to manage contagious diseases, particularly those that could easily cross the borders as a […]
WATER DEPARTMENT INDUCTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DEVELOPS A STRATEGIC PLAN TO KICK-START OPERATIONS
Eldoret, May 16, 2024 The Water Services Department led by the County Executive, Patrick Losike, facilitated the three-day induction of the newly appointed Board of Directors for the Turkana Urban and Rural Water Boards. The induction was to help them with the operations and management of water companies. This follows the recent appointment of 10 […]
TURKANA TVET TRAINERS EQUIPPED TO BOOST COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION
Lodwar, 13 May 2024 Trainers of technical and vocational institutions in Turkana have completed a ten-day training in Competency-Based Education Training (CBET) aimed at facilitating the transition to a new curriculum focused on competency acquisition. The training, conducted by staff from the Kenya School of TVET (KsTVET), benefitted 37 trainers from the county’s […]
LOWASCO rapid response team restores Napuu boreholes, averting Lodwar water crisis
Lodwar, May 11, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The LOWASCO rapid response team have fixed Napuu boreholes, restoring the water supply to the populous regions of Kanamkemer Ward, including Nawoitorong and Mt. Kenya University. Esther Lokitoe, the Managing Director of LOWASCO, stated that the two-day supply interruptions had impacted the county headquarters, the Napuu […]
CLIMATE CHANGE DIRECTORATE ASSESSES COMPLIANCE WITH FLLOCA’S ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS
Lodwar – May 10th, 2024 The Directorate of Climate Change has begun an assessment of proposed projects under the Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) to ascertain compliance with the. set requirements for funding by the World Bank and the County Government’s regulations. The Deputy Director of Climate Change, Thomas Kiyong’a, said the countywide assessment will […]
County Government, Concern Worldwide Animal Disease Control Program benefits 360,000 livestock across Turkana
Lotubae, May 10, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government in partnership with Concern Worldwide, has been undertaking a livestock disease control intervention exercise in Turkana East Sub-County (Katilia and Lokori/Kochodin wards), and along Turkana South and Turkana Central Sub-Counties border areas. The exercise, which runs under the Enhanced Drought and Emergency for […]
Assembly Members Lead Tree Planting, Vow to Support Amendments to the Turkana Social Protection Bill and Policy
Kakuma, May 10, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Members of the Turkana County Assembly Committee on Labour, Gender, and Youth Affairs have expressed their support for the ongoing efforts by the Department of Education to amend the Social Protection Bill and Policy of 2022. Led by Alphonce Loteder, the Chair of the […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT, VNG INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME, DEVELOP JOINT WORK PLAN AHEAD OF ITS LAUNCH LATER IN MAY 2024
Lokichar, May 8, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Deputy County Secretary, Joseph Nyang’a today officiated a 3-day joint work planning workshop between the County Executives and the International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands’ Municipalities (VNG International) at Lokichar, Turkana South. The workshop aimed to discuss the potential and actual role of […]
COUNTY INVESTS IN MARKETS AT CROSS-BORDER LOCATIONS FOR TRADE PROMOTION, CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Lodwar, May 8, 2024 Hundreds of residents and traders are set to benefit from modern markets to be constructed by the County Government at four locations along the Kenya-Uganda-South Sudan-Ethiopia borders in the current 2023–2024 year. This was revealed by the Chief Officer of Trade and Enterprise Development, Robert Loyelei, who said that contractors had […]