TURKANA SOUTH GETS ITS FIRST REGISTERED BEADWORK COOPERATIVE
Lokichar Aberu Kori group has received a certificate of registration as a cooperative society focussing on beadwork in Turkana South. While issuing the certificate today at Lokichar in the presence of areas’ sub County Administrator Esther Lokitoe, Benson Akol the Director of cooperatives and Marketing assured the group that the County would back initiatives for […]
TURKANA COUNTY HEALTH FACILITIES RECEIVE MEDICAL SUPPLIES WORTH 76M
The County Government, led by the County Executive Committee member (CEC) Dr Apalia Anthony, flagged off medical supplies worth Sh76 million to be distributed to the 227 health facilities across the county including Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH). This consignment, supplied by Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS), comes after the distribution of medical […]
LODWAR MUNICIPALITY ROOTS FOR MORE SOLAR-POWERED STREET LIGHTS
Lodwar Municipality Board held a quarter-two meeting yesterday to plan for the commissioning of completed projects that were initiated during the first quarter meeting in September 2022. This was after the review of the projects budgeted in last Financial Year 2021/2022 as well as those proposed in FY’2022/2023. The Board Chairperson, Tatoi Christine said the […]
TURKANA COUNTY SURPASSES SET TARGET FOR THE MEASLES VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
Turkana County, in collaboration with the national government and various partners, vaccinated 151,364 children against Measles-Rubella (MR) in the just concluded countywide 10-day vaccination campaign. The campaign, which ran from the 9th to 18th of December, was targeting 146,129 children between the ages of nine months to five years. The supplementary immunisation activity comes after […]
GOVERNORS LOMORUKAI AND BII LEAD FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN KERIO
Kerio Delta, 19th December 2022 (Governor’s Press Service)– Governors Jeremiah Lomorukai and Jackson Bii of Uasin Gishu County led a distribution of relief food in Kerio Delta Ward today, benefiting approximately 3,000 households. The donations are under the Save a Life initiative, a multi-sectoral drive by residents of Uasin Gishu County, to support families affected […]
UASIN GISHU’S GOVERNOR BII ARRIVES IN TURKANA WITH RELIEF DONATIONS
Lodwar, 19th December 2022 (Governor’s Press Service)– Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai has this morning received Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii Chelimlim in Lodwar, who is leading a delegation from Uasin Gishu with 60 tonnes of food donations to be distributed to 3000 households in Turkana Central. Speaking in a meeting at the Turkreef Hotel before flagging the […]
DEPUTY GOVERNOR ERUS SIGNS A JOINT WORK PLANNING DOCUMENT TO EASE JOINT IMPLEMENTATION
Today, the Deputy Governor John Erus signed a Joint Work Planning (JWP) document containing joint priorities for both County Government and USAID Implementing Partners in his office paving way for co-implementation in FY’22/23. The document contains priority activities which have been co-created, co-funded, layered and sequenced by experts from both County Government of Turkana and […]
GOVERNOR LOMORUKAI LEADS RELIEF FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN KALOBEYEI
Kalobeyei, 18th December 2022 (Governor’s Press Service)– Residents of Kalobeyei Ward today benefited from county relief food following distribution exercise led by Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai. The Governor coordinated relief distribution to households in Natiira, Kalobeyei and Lomunyena Kirionok, in the company of MCAs from the region and a number of County Executives. He informed residents […]
ATEKER COMMUNITIES PASS RESOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AS ATA NAYECE COMMEMORATION CONCLUDES
Moru Anayece, 17th December 2022 (Governor’s Press Service)- Turkana and Karamoja communities have agreed to implement measures that will cement peaceful coexistence of communities living along the Kenya and Uganda borders. As the 2022 Ata Nayece Commemoration came to a close today, leaders and community representatives passed resolutions to address different issues affecting cross-border peace. […]
ATEKER LEADERS COMMIT TO STRENGTHENING CROSS-BORDER PEACE
Lokichoggio, 16th December 2022 (Governor’s Press Service)– Leaders from Turkana, Toposa and Karamoja have today renewed their commitment to fostering peaceful coexistence amongst the communities living in the borderlands of Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia. In a meeting held jointly chaired by Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai, Uganda Minister of State for Mineral Development Peter […]