COUNTY WASH SECTOR UNITES TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS IN TURKANA
Lodwar – November 6, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) A joint countywide Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector convened in Lodwar to explore ways to strengthen its capacity in assessing and improving performance across WASH building blocks, promoting evidence-based planning and coordination. The meeting brought together key actors from across Turkana’s WASH landscape and […]
GOVERNOR LOMORUKAI URGES INVESTMENT IN LIVESTOCK SECTOR
Lodwar, November 5, 2025 (Governor’s Press Service) Governor Dr. Jeremiah Lomorukai has urged development partners to invest in the livestock sector and its related value chains, describing it as Turkana’s greatest yet untapped economic potential. Speaking during the County–Partners Coordination Forum held in Lodwar, the Governor noted that Turkana County hosts Kenya’s largest livestock population […]
County Water Services Revives Reverse Osmosis Plants in Turkana Central and Turkana North
Lodwar & Kaituko – 5th November 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Department of Water Services has reactivated reverse osmosis (RO) plants in Lokapapararie, Turkana Central, and Kaituko in Turkana North to provide fresh and safe drinking water to local communities. In Lokapapararie, the department delivered a five-month supply of essential treatment chemicals, while […]
County embarks on localising national value chain to strengthen food security
Lokichar- October 31, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The County Government has commenced the process of localising the National Value Chain Development Strategy (NVCDS) to unlock the potential of its most competitive agricultural value chains, and tackle food and nutrition insecurity over the next five years. The move follows the conclusion of a five-day […]
Turkana County hosts carbon market development forum
Lodwar – November 3, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT through the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project, Verst Carbon, and Forum CIV, held a joint workshop to strengthen the informed participation of […]
County rolls out wealth declaration exercise, gives staff one month to comply
Lodwar, November 3, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Turkana County Public Service Board (CPSB) has launched the Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities (DIAL) exercise—commonly known as wealth declaration—directing all public officers to collect and manually submit their duly filled forms to the Board by November 28, 2025. Launching the exercise, Board Chairperson […]
Turkana West Community Animal Disease Reporters Graduate after Training
Kakuma – November 3, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) At least 20 new trained Community Animal Disease Reporters (CADRs) were certified and gifted with reflector jackets after successfully completing the 21-day intensive training in Kakuma, Turkana West. The trainees were drawn from Kakuma, Kalobeyei, Letea and Lopur Wards. Three of these trainees were refugees […]
County Government, Stakeholders move to develop Turkana Prosopis management plan
Lodwar, October 30, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) County in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), has embarked on developing a Prosopis juliflora control and utilization plan aimed at curbing the invasive species and promoting sustainable livelihoods. The initiative, supported by the ILO, seeks to transform […]
Turkana County set to have a new learning hub to strengthen maternal and newborn health outcomes
Lodwar / Kakuma – October 28, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Executive for Health Dr Epem Joseph Esekon hosted a delegation from UNICEF to discuss the implementation of the planned Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Learning Hub Renovation Project at the Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH). Following the high-level meeting, the […]
County Government, White Ribbon Alliance to curb maternal and newborn deaths
Lodwar – October 31, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Department of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with the White Ribbon Alliance Kenya have today launched the ‘Every Woman, Every Newborn Everywhere’ (EWENE) campaign in Turkana. This campaign seeks to create awareness in Turkana to ignite individual and collective action to end preventable maternal […]