County set to digitize water supply systems for ease of inventory monitoring
Kakuma- July 2, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government, in partnership with the Water Resources Authority (WRA) and LOKADO, is set to launch a digital platform, Water Asset Inventory to monitor water supply infrastructure through a centralized dashboard. The product was validated by the partners at a meeting in Kakuma where roll […]
Lodwar residents rally for infrastructure upgrade at Municipality Forum
Lodwar- July 2, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) Residents of Lodwar Municipality rallied for installation and repair of security lights and opening up of roads leading to social amenities, terming them as priority concerns. At a citizens’ forum organized by the Municipality area management, residents said that areas around Safari club, Kalahari, Loturerei, and […]
Turkana inaugurates first-ever community health oversight committee
Lodwar- July 3, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) For the first time, the County Government has inaugurated a10-member County Community Health Services (CHS) Committee, a county-level platform for community health governance structure. This institution is mainly mandated with governance and oversight, policy and legal alignment, coordination platform, performance monitoring, resource mobilization, and capacity building, […]
One week, 100,000: Turkana launches rapid seven-Day SHA Registration initiative
Lodwar- July 3, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County government has launched a county-wide, one-week Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) to increase registration numbers in Turkana to the Social Health Authority (SHA). The exercise targets to net at least 100,000 people registered by the end of the campaign. As part of efforts to boost […]
Turkana launches community feedback App to strengthen health systems
Lodwar- July 2, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) In ongoing efforts to improve Community Systems and Strengthening (CSS) interventions within the county health sector, the County Government in partnership with World Relief International held a sensitization forum for county health management teams to introduce the new IMonitor Application. Funded by AMREF Health Africa through […]
County Government, Imarisha Jamii discuss transition, sustainability pending exit
Lodwar- July 2, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government is in transition talks with the USAID Imarisha Jamii, a five-year program funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS-Relief (PEPFAR) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to increase the use of quality county-led health and social services in Turkana County. […]
Turkana rallies WASH partners to safeguard residents against potential outbreaks
Lodwar- July 2, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government has held its last quarter Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) forum for the year 2024-2025, amid calls for partners to craft a united response aimed at improving WASH across the county and avert potential disease outbreaks such as the ongoing Cholera outbreak. Speaking […]
County Government, Solidaridad roll out gender-inclusive mining initiative
Lodwar, 1 July 2025 — Public Communications and Media Relations County Government in partnership with Solidaridad have joined hands to empower local communities to identify and report gender issues for immediate action by relevant authorities. Speaking during the inaugural training session, the Chief Officer for Energy, Petroleum and Mining said that the partnership aim to […]
County rallies residents to embrace clean energy solutions
Kakuma June 30, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government through the Directorate of Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Resources is calling residents of Turkana to embrace the utilization of clean energy solutions for domestic use and operation of small-scale businesses to save on cost and improve livelihoods. Speaking at an exhibition cum workshop […]
New welfare programs approved for Turkana’s most vulnerable
Lodwar- July 1, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Steering Group (CSG) has approved three more development and humanitarian programs expected to benefit thousands of vulnerable households and communities across Turkana. At a sitting in Lodwar, where the implementing organizations made detailed presentations, the green light was given to GiveDirectly to focus on […]