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Turkana faces dire consequences as drought ravages the region
Turkana, a region located in northern Kenya, has been making headlines lately due to a variety of issues that have been affecting the...
Our special edition newspaper is out!!
Here is everything you need to know about the oldest stone tools discovered in Turkana. Read our special edition newspaper. You don't...
Pastoralist Parliamentary Group elects new leaders
Graphic by Drylands Learning & Capacity Building Initiative DLCI The Pastoralist Parliamentary Group PPG members of the 13th Parliament...
MP Nanok elected Vice Chair of Pastoralist Parliamentary Group
Turkana West MP Epuyo Nanok has been elected Vice Chairperson of the Pastoralist Parliamentary Group. The elected leaders will drive the...
The Sun of Othaya has set!
Kenya's president Mwai Kibaki waves in Nairobi on December 12, 2012, during Jamhuri Day celebrations. PHOTO | AFP One of the brilliant...
Health
0nly 25,000 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Turkana, MOH
Only 25,564 people out of the targeted 469,000 adults in Turkana have been vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the Ministry of...
Only 10,000 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Turkana-MOH
As Turkana County gears up to host thousands of visitors during the Tobong'u Lore celebrations, only 10,108 of the residents have been...
Cultural-sensitive birth stool increases hospital deliveries
Rachael Nakali is a resident of Nariamawoi village in Kalokol, Turkana County. She understands the pain and struggles that women who...
Education
How Loya Primary School became a safe haven for girls
Via UN Africa Renewal http://ow.ly/T8aM50J3xyM Some of the girls who board in the school display their beddings. Loya Primary School is...
Herdsboy's painful pursuit for education
Antoine Griezmann once said, “with hard work and effort, you can achieve anything.” This philosophy is what Shadrack Lope believes in....
Turkana culture hinders girls education
Forum for African Women Educationalists- FAWE Kenya has revealed that major challenges that are a barrier to girl child education in...
Business
Land
Artisanal gold miners receive crushing machine
Artisanal miners in Naduat village of Turkana North receive a gold crushing machine from the Turkana County Government It is early in the...
Groundnuts farming brings hope to Turkana farmers
A farmer holds groundnuts harvested at Kalemunyang Irrigation Scheme. Meet Josephat Emase, 47, a farmer, at the Kalemunyang Irrigation...
Identification of those affected by LAPSSET in Turkana to begin next week, NLC
The identification of persons affected by the LAPSSET project will commence next week, the National Lands Commission County Coordinator...
Kenyan military allocated 9,000ha of land in Turkana County
Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok chats with Defence Principal Secretary Ibrahim Mohamed during the ceremony. The Kenya Defence Forces KDF...
