STAKEHOLDERS VOW TO CURB INFRASTRUCTURE VANDALISM, ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS IN TURKANA WEST
Lokichoggio, March 17, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) When Eunice Akine noticed her household had lost access to water despite being connected to a previously reliable pipeline system, she decided to investigate. To her shock, she discovered that a neighbour had deliberately diverted the supply to fill a massive private reservoir, leaving others without […]
COUNTY LIVESTOCK RESTOCKING PROGRAM CONTINUES IN AROO SUB-COUNTY
Loyapat – March 14 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The county government has continued its livestock restocking program in Loyapat and Kakong’u areas to support pastoral families affected by drought. The initiative, through the Directorate of Livestock Development, has distributed 571 goats to more than 114 households with each receiving five goats. Deputy Director […]
RESTORING LIVELIHOOD AFTER THE TODONYANG ATTACK: COUNTY’S STRATEGIC PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE MOTORBOATS TO SURVIVORS
Todonyang- March 13, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Residents of Todonyang and its environs, whose main livelihood has been devastated and interrupted after the recent attack in Todonyang, Turkana North, are set to benefit from the county’s strategic plan following the procurement of 17 motorized wooden boats with outboard engines. This is a move […]
DIGITISATION OF COUNTY STATISTICAL ABSTRACT (CSA) IN TURKANA, SAMBURU, WEST POKOT COUNTIES
Lokichar- March 13, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) To enhance data-driven governance, Turkana, West Pokot, and Samburu counties participated in a four-day capacity building workshop on the development and digitization of County Statistical Abstracts (CSAs). This workshop was organized by the Council of Governors (CoG) in collaboration with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics […]
COUNTY, IFC CONDUCT FIRE SAFETY ASSESSMENT, EQUIP BUSINESS IN KAKUMA
Kakuma, March 12, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) More than 230 businesses from both the host and refugee communities in Turkana West have benefitted from a fire safety assessment. This was conducted by the Directorate of Urban Areas Management in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The business owners were also trained on […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTES RELIEF FOOD AND LIVESTOCK FEEDS TO THE AFFECTED FAMILIES IN TODONYANG IN CONTINUED RESPONSE
Todonyang- March 12, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Arongat Priscilla, 27, a widow with five children, who lost two boats with 58 fishing nets during the Todonyang incident, is among the 130 vulnerable families to receive relief food from the County Government of Turkana. These families lost their kins and source of livelihood, after […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTES NON-FOOD ITEMS TO AFFECTED FAMILIES TO RESTART THEIR LIFE AFTER TODONYANG ATTACK
Todonyang- March 11, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government of Turkana has on Tuesday distributed Non-Food Items (NFI) including, 50 family kits and 100 buckets to 130 households to restart their life, two weeks after fishermen were adversely attacked in Todonyang, Turkana North. Leading the distribution of the NFIs in Todonyang, the […]
DEPUTY GOVERNOR MEETS PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM AND SCIENCE PARK TASKFORCE
Lodwar – March 10, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Deputy Governor, Dr John Erus, has met the Presidential Taskforce on the Development of Kenya Home of Human Origins Museum and Science Park to discuss the details of the feasibility study exercise of the project that would reinforce Kenya’s Lake Turkana Basin as the origin […]
TURKANA’S FIRST LADY LEADS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS IN LODWAR
Lodwar- March 8, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Turkana’s First Lady, H.E. Lilian Ekamais led the county in commemorating International Women’s Day today in Lodwar. This event included a two-day roundtable conference that began yesterday, where pertinent issues regarding women were discussed. This event was attended by women leaders, community groups, and stakeholders from […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT CONDUCTS LIVESTOCK RESTOCKING TO AID PASTORALISTS IN TURKANA EAST SUB-COUNTY
Nakatongwa – March 8, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Two hundred and seventy pastoral households in Lokori/Kochodin and Katilia wards have received goats and sheep as part of a county-led restocking initiative aimed at mitigating the severe effects of drought. A total of 1,785 animals have been distributed to the households hit hard by […]