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…
As the rhythm of traditional royal drums echoed across Burundi on July 1st to celebrate 64 years of independence, a familiar echo resonated within the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Locally known as Ingooma, these sacred Burundian talking drums were brought to life by the Abatimbo (drummers) in a bittersweet celebration. On the flip side of the…
Napetet Homeboys picked up a convincing 2-0 away win over Earthmovers, while Kalokol FC and Simba FC shared the spoils in a 2-2 thriller during Tuesday’s action-packed FKF Turkana County Branch League fixtures. Napetet were clinical and composed from start to finish at the Earthmovers’ ground. The visitors dictated the tempo of the game, controlling…
TURKANA SOUTH-The government has issued safety assurances to health workers who fled Lokapel health hacility in Turkana South, following a horrific mob justice incident that left a 16-year-old boy dead inside the hospital premises on Monday 29th June 2026. The tragic sequence of events began when the teenager rushed a young girl to the facility…
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…
Turkana County is caught between two realities, the promise of an oil-driven economic future, and a worsening security crisis that is leaving families displaced and grieving. While county leaders met in Lodwar to advance oil regulations, residents in Turkana East were on the streets demanding urgent action to stop deadly livestock raids. Governor Dr. Jeremiah…
In a vibrant display of sports diplomacy, Kakuma’s Westside FC and Tanganyika FC from the Kakuma Refugee Camp played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw in a friendly match aimed at promoting peace, unity, and cohesion between the host community and refugees. Westside FC dominated the early exchanges, dictating the tempo of the game and rightfully…
When Tullow Oil confirmed commercially viable crude beneath the sun-baked plains of South Lokichar in 2012, it rewrote Turkana’s story in a single announcement. For generations, the county had been known primarily for drought, food insecurity, and systemic marginalization. The discovery of Kenya’s first oil changed that narrative overnight, shifting local conversations to the promise…
