COUNTY, THE KNHCR MEETS OVER INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR HOST AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
Lodwar, May 28, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Secretary, Peter Eripete led a host of senior county officials in a meeting with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), where inclusivity for both the host and refugees in development planning was the main agenda. The meeting, a significant step towards human […]
LODWAR MUNICIPALITY RESIDENTS RISK ARREST FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING
Lodwar, 28 May 2024 The Chief Officer for Municipalities and Urban Areas Management, Epae Derrick, has announced stringent measures, including arrest and prosecution, for individuals violating waste disposal regulations in Lodwar Municipality area. The new measure is part of the renewed effort by the Municipality Management to curtail the growth of indiscriminate dumping currently witnessed […]
COUNTY HOSTS NORTHLANDS RANGELANDS TRUST TEAM
Lodwar, 28 May 2024 The County Directorate of Natural Resources and Wildlife Management received a courtesy call from officials of the Northlands Rangelands Trust (NRT) on their way to Kidepo National Park in Uganda. The directorate, led by its Director Clement Nadio, outlined its priority areas, including the development of regulatory frameworks such as a […]
TURKANA SET TO BENEFIT FROM US FUNDED “UBORA MASHINANI” GOVERNANCE PROGRAM
Lodwar, 28 May 2024 Turkana and ten other counties are set to benefit from a USAID-funded program designed to empower grass-roots organisations to actively participate in development planning and budget-making processes. The program, valued at Ksh 3.5 billion for all the eleven counties, will be executed through a three-pronged approach with specific projects focused on […]
COUNTY, GIZ SIGNS THE “GAVA MASHINANI” MOU FOR MOBILE BIASHARA HUDUMA CENTRE SERVICES
Kakuma, May 28, 2024 Residents of Turkana West and Lokichoggio Sub-Counties are set to benefit from Biashara Huduma Centre services at the ward level after the county signed an MoU with the GiZ-led ProSEET project under an initiative dubbed ‘Gava Mashinani’. In the MoU, Biashara Huduma Centre services, which include business registration, name search, licensing, […]
PARTNERSHIP KEY IN INTEGRATION OF HOST AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
Kakuma, 27th May 2024(Governor’s Press Service) Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai today attended the launch of the Inclusive Refugee Response Program in Kakuma, Turkana West Sub-county, where Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Jannik Jørgensen, was the Chief Guest. In his remarks, the Governor stated that the programme will boost ongoing efforts by […]
BIG STEPS TOWARDS FOOD SECURITY AS COUNTY HANDS OVER PROJECT TO COMMUNITY
Kakwanyang, May 27, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government has handed over a micro-irrigation project to the community in the Kakwanyang area, Township Ward in Turkana Central Sub-County. The project, situated on a 10-acre farm, is set to benefit 100 households who will engage in horticulture farming. Speaking during the handover, Agriculture […]
JOIN COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES FOR CREDIT ACCESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, DG ERUS URGES TURKANA RESIDENTS
Kakuma, 27th May, 2024 Turkana Deputy Governor, Dr. John Erus, has called upon residents of the County to join the existing or form new Cooperative societies to benefit from cheaper credit for economic growth. The DG said that the County had allocated Ksh 96 Million to spur growth of the Cooperatives and Enterprise Development sectors […]
KANAMKEMER WATER SERVICES RESTORED WEEKS AFTER FLOODS DISASTER
Lodwar, May 27, 2024 Water services in Kanamkemer have resumed, three weeks after floods destroyed borehole nine, the area’s main water supply to the 40,000 residents of the area. The recovery was achieved through the collaborative efforts of the county and partners, who drilled and equipped new boreholes as a replacement of the one swept […]
OVER 50 HIV-EXPOSED INFANTS GRADUATE VIRUS-FREE IN LODWAR
Lodwar – May 25, 2024 HIV-positive mothers are urged to adhere to their medication to safeguard the next generation from HIV and AIDS. This milestone comes as 58 HIV-exposed infants graduate from the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) program at Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH). The 18-month PMTCT program had 96.6% success rate, with only […]