NEWLY OPERATIONALIZED LOKICHOGGIO SUB COUNTY TO GETS OWN WATER OFFICE
1st March 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) A sub-county water office has been established to oversee water provision for the residents of the newly operationalized Lokichoggio Sub County, the CECM for Water Services Faith Aletea, has confirmed. During a water stakeholders forum for the sub-county, CECM Aletea announced that a team, including a sub-county […]
GOVERNOR LOMORUKAI ASKS STATE TO EXPEDITE THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF BORDER POINTS OF ENTRY
29th February 2024 (Governor’s Press Service)- Today in Lokichoggio, Governjoined the Principal Secretary for the State Department for EAC Affairs, Mr. Abdi Dubat, alongside a joint team from Border Control and Operations Coordination Committee (BCOCC), for a feasibility and consultative meeting over the border points of entry. He urged the National Government to operationalize the entry […]
COUNTY HEALTH STAKEHOLDERS DISCUSS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE ACTS IMPLEMENTATION
February 29, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Department of Health and Sanitation senior officials and stakeholders held a meeting to evaluate the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Acts to broaden the scope of healthcare and financial protection to the residents. The objective of the meeting was to analyze the four UHC legislative acts to […]
COUNTY, USAID NAWIRI PARTNERSHIP DELIVERS TWO WATER PROJECTS IN TURKANA NORTH.
February 29, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Longolemwar and Kaaleng communities in Turkana North have new water projects courtesy of a partnership between the County Government and USAID Nawiri focused on increasing universal access to water. It is expected that the two projects will benefit up to 200 households in Kaaleng-Kaikor Ward and, about […]
COUNTY TARGETS TO SECURE WORLD BANK FUNDING TO FACILITATE WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS
Lodwar, 28th Feb 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Department of Water Services in Turkana County is undertaking a countywide data collection initiative, to establish water needs, gaps, and access challenges, a requirement for qualifying for the Ksh 3.6 billion World Bank’s K-WASH project. The project aims to unlock water and sanitation access in […]
RELIEF FOR RESIDENTS AS TURKANA COUNTY GOVERNMENT INVESTS IN MAJOR WATER PROJECT IN KIBISH
February 26, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Residents of Nalemsekon, Merikuka, Kare-engetuny, and Meyan in Kibish sub-county are assured of access to a reliable water supply, courtesy of a Ksh 25 million Nalemsekon-Merikuka water supply project undertaken by the Turkana County Government in the area. During an inspection of the project, the Chief […]
KAKUMA MUNICIPALITY WATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES INTERRUPTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE WORKS
February, 26, 2024 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Residents of Kakuma Municipality and its environs will have to bear with interruption in water supply following the scheduled maintenance of boreholes serving the area. The acting Managing Director of Kakuma Town Water Supply (KATOWASE), Zacharia Etukon, made the announcement, citing six boreholes that will be […]
DG ERUS HOSTS FRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATION, DELIBERATES ON YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS
Lodwar, 26th Feb 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Turkana County Deputy Governor, H.E Dr John Erus, today hosted the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), a Germany based organization affiliated to the Liberal Party of the Republic of Germany, who paid him a courtesy call. The focus of FNF in Turkana involves bolstering economic development […]
LIGHT FOR SCHOOLS IN TURKANA NORTH AND KIBISH AS COUNTY COMMISSIONS SOLAR INSTALLATION PROJECTS
Napak, Friday 24th Feb 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Three primary schools in Turkana North and Kibish sub-counties are set to benefit from solar power to be implemented by the County Government, through the Department of Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Resources. Speaking during the handing over of the three sites to the contractor to […]
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON FISCAL STRATEGY PAPER (CFSP) 2024/2025 TAKES PLACE COUNTY-WIDE
February 23, 2024 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government through the Department of Finance and Economic Planning will today complete a two-day county-wide public participation exercise on the County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) for the FY’2024/2025. The exercise is taking place across all the sub-counties of Turkana County including Turkana North, Kibish, Turkana […]