Vivian Achwa

Turkana hunger crisis: From deadly banditry to severe food shortages in Napeitom village

Nearly a year after moving into new resettlement homes, residents of Napeitom village in Turkana East Sub-County are battling a fresh crisis, severe hunger. Food insecurity has replaced active banditry as the village’s most urgent threat, adding another painful chapter to a community that has been in the national spotlight since its initial resettlement following…

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Inua Jamii registration brings hope to vulnerable residents in Turkana

A county-wide verification and registration exercise under the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme is bringing renewed hope to Turkana’s most vulnerable residents, with officials targeting older persons aged 70 and above and other eligible groups. The Inua Jamii programme is a government social protection initiative that provides monthly financial support to vulnerable Kenyans to improve…

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