County embarks on localising national value chain to strengthen food security
Lokichar- October 31, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government has commenced the process of localising the National Value Chain Development Strategy (NVCDS) to unlock the potential of its most competitive agricultural value chains, and tackle food and nutrition insecurity over the next five years. The move follows the conclusion of a five-day […]
Turkana County hosts carbon market development forum
Lodwar – November 3, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT through the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project, Verst Carbon, and Forum CIV, held a joint workshop to strengthen the informed participation of […]
County rolls out wealth declaration exercise, gives staff one month to comply
Lodwar, November 3, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Turkana County Public Service Board (CPSB) has launched the Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities (DIAL) exercise—commonly known as wealth declaration—directing all public officers to collect and manually submit their duly filled forms to the Board by November 28, 2025. Launching the exercise, Board Chairperson […]
Turkana West Community Animal Disease Reporters Graduate after Training
Kakuma – November 3, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) At least 20 new trained Community Animal Disease Reporters (CADRs) were certified and gifted with reflector jackets after successfully completing the 21-day intensive training in Kakuma, Turkana West. The trainees were drawn from Kakuma, Kalobeyei, Letea and Lopur Wards. Three of these trainees were refugees […]
County Government, Stakeholders move to develop Turkana Prosopis management plan
Lodwar, October 30, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) County in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), has embarked on developing a Prosopis juliflora control and utilization plan aimed at curbing the invasive species and promoting sustainable livelihoods. The initiative, supported by the ILO, seeks to transform […]
Turkana County set to have a new learning hub to strengthen maternal and newborn health outcomes
Lodwar / Kakuma – October 28, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Executive for Health Dr Epem Joseph Esekon hosted a delegation from UNICEF to discuss the implementation of the planned Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Learning Hub Renovation Project at the Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH). Following the high-level meeting, the […]
County Government, White Ribbon Alliance to curb maternal and newborn deaths
Lodwar – October 31, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Department of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with the White Ribbon Alliance Kenya have today launched the ‘Every Woman, Every Newborn Everywhere’ (EWENE) campaign in Turkana. This campaign seeks to create awareness in Turkana to ignite individual and collective action to end preventable maternal […]
Turkana health workers integrate play and communication into early childhood development
Kakuma – October 31, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Over the last five days, 45 frontline healthcare workers from across Turkana West Sub-County have been taking part in an intensive Care for Child Development (CCD) training with support from the County Government in collaboration with Amref Health Africa’s Tucheze Tustawi project. This intervention, built […]
Financial empowerment, literacy key to girls’ resilience in ASAL regions study reveals
Nairobi, October 29, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Financial empowerment and literacy have emerged as critical tools for protecting adolescent girls in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) from early marriage, gender-based violence, and poverty, a new study has revealed. The joint research by Mercy Corps and Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and […]
Newly appointed Chief Officer for Lodwar County Referral Hospital assumes office
Lodwar – October 29, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Agnes Mana has now officially assumed duties as the first-ever Chief Officer for Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH). Presiding over the handover ceremony, the County Executive for Health and Sanitation, Dr Epem Joseph Esekon emphasized the importance of effective service delivery. “Our mission is to […]