Turkana Central medical team reviews 2025 performance
Lodwar – November 24, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) At least 52 health facility in-charges from Tukana Central’s levels two, three four facilities, the Lodwar County Referral Hospital, and both sub-county and county health management teams, met to review health indicators and assess their 2025 performance against previously set targets. The meeting was to […]
Turkana De-Risking project links livestock associations to markets
Lodwar – November 24, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The De-Risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economic (DRIVE) project in Turkana has brought together leaders of Livestock Marketing Associations (LMAs) across the county for a capacity building training, aimed at linking them to markets, locally and beyond Turkana. The 30 leaders of LMAs […]
Implementation of SCORE II project begins in Turkana
Lodwar – November 21, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government in collaboration with Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is set to kick-off the implementation of the Strengthening County Resilience against WASH-related Climate Crisis in Turkana (SCORE II) project, which began in July 2025. This is a UNICEF-led project funded by the Korea International Corporation Agency […]
Newly appointed KISEDP directors inducted
Lodwar – November 22, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The recently appointed directors serving the Kalobeyei Intergrated Socio-Economic Plan (KISEDP) have undergone an induction aimed at strengthening their capacity to implement the program’s mandate. Facilitated by the county government in collaboration with UNHCR, and the Department of Refugee Services (DRS), this exercise brought together […]
Turkana moves to digital mapping of tourism products
Lodwar- November 21, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Directorate of Tourism, in partnership with the State Department for Tourism and Wildlife, held a joint meeting aimed to identify, document, map of unique tourism products through a standardized digital database.The consultative meeting brought together technical officers and sector experts to establish a unified methodology […]
County, local banks train saccos on access of finance for Agriculture
Lokichar, 21st November 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) At least 19 cooperatives in Turkana have benefitted from a three-day training to boost their capacity to support agricultural activities through extending credit and saving services to farmers. The training, courtesy of the County Government and local banks, forms part of the larger goal to build […]
Turkana health teams adopt smart vaccine monitoring to improve outcomes
Kakuma – November 19, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) At least 48 healthcare workers from Turkana Central and West sub-counties have been sensitized on inventory management, temperature monitoring, and real-time oversight of the cold chain in their facilities. This forms part of the county government’s ongoing efforts to enhance vaccination services and reduce defaulter […]
Climate Change Fund Board takes projects assessment to Turkana East and Turkana West
Lodwar, 21st November 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The ongoing routine assessment of projects under the Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) has now moved to Turkana East and Turkana West after successful completion of a similar excise in Turkana Central and Loima. Led by the Director of Climate Change, George Emase and members […]
Turkana West grassroots health teams set to strengthen early childhood development
Kakuma – November 19, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Turkana West is home to more than half a million people, half of Turkana’s total population, comprising both host and refugee communities who rely heavily on a strong, community-centred health system. To strengthen Early Childhood Development (ECD), a comprehensive training on Nurturing Care and the […]
Doorstep treatment for childhood illnesses transforms Communities in Turkana
Loima – November 21, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) As the ACCEPT project prepares for closure, the transformative impact of Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) initiative is being reported in Loima and Turkana North. This was reported during a joint final supervision exercise by the county government in collaboration with Turkana Christian Development Mission […]