WARD VULNERABILITY CLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENTS AND ACTION KICKS OFF IN KAKUMA
The Directorate of Climate Change with support from Voluntary Service Overseas conducted the first participatory climate vulnerability and risk assessment exercise in Kakuma Ward, Turkana West Sub County. The Director of Environment and Climate Change, Clement Nadio While making his remarks, Director Clement Nadio urged the participants to engage objectively as the data from the […]
DG HOSTS PRACTICAL ACTION’S COUNTRY DIRECTOR
Deputy Governor Dr. John Erus met with the Country Director of Practical Action Susan Maina during a courtesy call in his office today for a brief of the programmes Practical Action is implementing in Turkana. The Country Director met the Deputy Governor for the first time in Lodwar after she joined Practical Action in April […]
TURKANA AND KARAMOJA LEADERS TO DEVELOP AN AGREEMENT ON RESOURCE SHARING
Morulinga, Uganda, 21st February 2023 (Governor’s Press Service)– Leaders from Turkana County and the Karamoja region have agreed to develop a joint agreement aimed at promoting the peaceful sharing of cross-border resources. This decision was made during a meeting chaired by Uganda’s Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence, Gen Salim Saleh. The leaders acknowledged the need […]
KRA ASKS COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF 50 ACRES OF LAND TO ESTABLISH POINT OF ENTRY AND EXIT AT TODONYANG, TURKANA NORTH
County Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Areas Management has today received a delegation of the Border Management Secretariat, a multi-agency of different entities that paid a courtesy call to the County Executive Committee Member for a consultative meeting. The Border Management Secretariat’s meeting was keen to request for land to establish a […]
FAO TO SUPPORT TURKANA COUNTY ON DIGITAL LAND GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME
County Executive Committee Member for Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Areas Management received Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Cluster III Technical Coordinator on Digital Land Governance Programme Ms Linda Opiyo in his office. CEC Peter Akono welcomed the support from FAO and said the Lands Registry will receive a major boost as all the physical […]
KENYA AND UGANDA LEADERS AGREE ON JOINT RESOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION AND SECURITY
Moroto, 20th February 2023 (Governor’s Press Service)- Kenya and Uganda leaders today convened a Joint High-Level Security Mission to address critical issues on bilateral peace and cooperation. The meeting held in Moroto, Uganda was chaired by Uganda’s Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence, Gen Salim Saleh, and the Kenyan delegation was led by Cabinet Secretary for […]
COUNTY INTENSIFIES EFFORT ON GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION AS MORE FARMERS GET TRAINING ON FOOD SYSTEMS
County Chief Officer for Agriculture and Land Reclamation Janerose Tioko has this morning in Lokichar opened a 5-day workshop for groundnuts farmers on organisation development, legal issues and community food systems. The objective of the workshop is to develop the capacity of the groundnut producers to be able to take advantage of the market opportunities […]
TURKANA COUNTY EMBARKS ON RESTORATION OF DEGRADED SITES
The County Directorates of Environment and Mineral Resources have prioritized to restore all the sites that have been degraded out of mining activities. This follows a joint mapping of all degraded sites across the locations where mining is intensively exploited. The joint venture was conducted to establish the impact of mining activities to the environment. […]
TURKANA COUNTY HEALTH AND PARTNERS FORGE UNIFIED FRONT TO BOOST HEALTHCARE SERVICES
County of Health and Sanitation held a two-day forum with twenty-five of its partner organisations to deliberate on improving coordination as they jointly implement projects and programs that lead to greater healthcare outcomes. The aim of the forum was to bring together the county government and health partners in order avoid duplication of programs and […]
COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A FISH PROCESSING PLANT IN KALOKOL
The County Government has begun plans to establish a fish processing plant in Kalokol, Turkana Central Sub County. County Executive for Agriculture, Livestock Development and Fisheries David Erukudi today led a team of officers from the department in the assessment of sites for the construction of the proposed plant. The team which included area MCA […]