Turkana News

Households in Turkana Receive Goats and Sheep to Rebuild Livelihoods
More than 170 households in Katilu and Lokapel villages of Aroo Sub-County have received 856

Turkana to benefit from fish project
Turkana County’s Lake Zone is set to benefit from the Blue Economy Strategic Resilience and

Turkana to harvest water for sorghum farming
The County Government of Turkana is constructing water harvesting structures at Songot in Turkana West

Experts approve Turkana County for mass production of high value crops
Experts have given a green light to Turkana County’s potential for mass production of high-value

Turkana County and partners expanding beekeeping
The County Government of Turkana through the Departments of Livestock Production and Technical Vocational Education

A canal, groundnuts and sweet potatoes keep hopes alive in Turkana
In Kenya’s arid Turkana County, groundnuts equal cash. Agnes Ajuma, 48, is one of the

Turkana in vaccination drive against PPR
The County Veterinary Services directorate has concluded a three-week livestock vaccination against Peste des Petits

Turkana plan to be a leading groundnut producer
The Turkana County Government with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the

Nateleng poultry group gets a vehicle grant from World Bank through NARIGP
The Nateleng Poultry Farmers Cooperative Society in Nawoitorong Turkana County received a new Probox vehicle

Turkana partners with Nawiri to fight malnutrition
The Turkana County Government in partnership with USAID Kenya’s Nawiri Project, have launched Community Health

Turkana starts Irrigation project construction
Turkana County Agriculture CEC Philip Aemun presided over the site handover for the construction of

Turkana to build honey processing plants
The County Government of Turkana will put up a honey processing and aggregation plant at

Turkana County & Israel to strengthen ties
Israeli Ambassador to Kenya Oded Joseph and Turkana County Governor Josphat Nanok have agreed to

Turkana to establish the first agricultural training centre
Turkana County is in the process of establishing the first Agricultural Training Centre (ATC) A

Agro-pastoralist households urged to invest in pasture production
Agro-pastoralist households living at Simailele village in Turkana County have been urged to utilize the

Irrigation scheme in Turkana ready for food production
The 12.5-acre Kachoda irrigation scheme in Lapur Ward of Turkana North Sub-County has been completed.

Millions of livestock stare at starvation in Turkana
Four million livestock are at risk of starvation due to drought in Turkana County. Reports

World Food Programme distributes food to 9,000 families affected by floods in Kenya
The World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing food to 9,000 families affected by floods in

Turkana County invests in cold chain stores
Turkana County Government has completed building a cold chain store at Lokichar in Turkana South

Turkana County,Egerton and FAO trial farm
The pictures below are from a sorghum trial farm at Natiira village, Kakuma ward in

Turkana County introduces market days
Turkana County has introduced market days in Lokichar, Lodwar, Kakuma and Lokiriama intending to improve

Pastoralists to benefit from cross border livestock treatment exercise
Hundreds of pastoralists living along the Kenya-Uganda border will benefit from a nine day livestock

Turkana County to use flood water to beat food insecurity
Turkana County in Kenya plans to utilize flood water as part of the County government’s