COUNTY, DRC CONVENE CLUSTER COORDINATION MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE
The County Government in collaboration with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) convened a stakeholder’s consultative meeting with key stakeholders on Climate Change Cluster Coordination, to discuss strategic issues affecting the sector. The meeting graced by the County Executive for Tourism, Culture, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Elizabeth Loote highlighted progress updates from partners on climate […]
COUNTY CONSTITUTES A PLANNING COMMITTEE TO SPEARHEAD THE LAUNCH OF A CHILD RESCUE CENTRE IN KAKUMA
In a meeting held in Kakuma, the County Government has teamed up with Partners to constitute a committee that will focus on planning for the launch and operationalisation of the child rescue centre in Kakuma. The joint Committee consists of the Turkana West Sub-county Administrator, Deputy Director of Social Protection, IRC, UN Women, UNHCR, UNICEF, […]
CALL FOR ACTION AS TURKANA COUNTY MARKS WORLD DISABILITY DAY
Turkana County joined the World in celebrating the World Disability Day. This was presided over by Moses Korea, Chief Officer, ECD and Social Protection, which is celebrated every 3rd of December, in Lokichogio Sub-County. This year’s theme was “United in action to rescue and achieve the sustainable development goals for, with, and by persons with […]
COMMUNITY SENSITIZATION ON LAND REGISTRATION STILL CONTINUES COUNTY-WIDE
A joint team from the Lands Department of the National and County Governments, the National Land Commission (NLC), and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), have embarked on the sensitization of the communities on land registration. The exercise aims to facilitate the formation of a Community Land Management Committee (CLMC), a pre-requisite to spearhead the […]
COBBLESTONE TRAINEES END THE TERM WITH SPORTING ACTIVITY
Trainees of the cobblestone technology at Lodwar Vocational Training Centre (LVTC) ended their term through a competition between them and the visiting World Vision team in a one-day soccer competition to mark the end of the September-December 2023 learning period. The game also served as a build-up for the trainees in readiness for next year’s […]
TURKANA INNOVATOR WINS CASH REWARD AT PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION AWARD CHALLENGE 2023
A Volunteer at the Drilling Unit in the Department of Water Services, Loroo Emmanuel Esekon, has won Sh 500,000 at the finals of the Presidential Innovation Challenge Award. The cash win is the second Award after Esekon received a trophy at the Devolution Heros Competition held in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County last August 2023. The […]
KENYA, HOME OF HUMAN ORIGINS PROJECT JOINT TEAM UNDERTAKES FEASIBILITY STUDY
A Concept Development Committee is in Turkana County to conduct a feasibility study for the development of the proposed Kenya, Home of Human Origins Project. The committee has been tasked to research, design, develop, showcase, and operationalize the national project. The committee led by Maj Gen Benard Waliaula is composed of 12 members drawn from […]
COUNTY, PARTNERS MOVE WATER SECTOR COORDINATION FORUM TO TURKANA CENTRAL AND LOIMA
The County Department of Water Services has established two Sub-county water sector coordination teams in Turkana Central and Loima. This is in line with the provisions of the County Water Act, 2019. The forum whose terms of reference include providing a governance structure to check against unnecessary duplication of efforts and ensuring that water is […]
RENEWED EFFORT TO END TRANSMISSION AMONG ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS TURKANA MARKS WORLD AIDS DAY
Turkana County joined the global community to mark World AIDS Day, emphasizing the importance of adolescent young people’s (AYP) involvement in addressing HIV infections. Last year, Turkana AYP who were 10-24 years old accounted for 62% of new HIV infections and constituted 17% of Antenatal clinic (ANC) attendances. This represents 36% of Sexual Gender-Based Violence […]
COUNTY INSPECTS WORLD BANK-FUNDED PROJECTS IN KANAMKEMER
The Chief Officer for Economic Planning, Samuel Ekale, led a County Implementation Committee (CIC) to inspect the Fresh Produce Market at Canaan, and the Agricultural Training Centre (ATC) at Naotin, Kanamkemer Ward. The projects costing over Sh100 million, are investments financed through the Kenya Devolution Support Program (KDSP), funded by the World Bank. The inspection […]