TURKANA – The Turkana County Assembly has resumed sittings after recess, with a packed legislative and oversight agenda expected to dominate the final part of the Fifth Session. The House resumed on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with Speaker Charles Ewoi Lokioto welcoming Members back and highlighting progress made during the Third Part of the Legislative Calendar.
The Speaker said the Assembly had continued to seek responses from the County Executive on matters affecting residents, while also approving the Second Supplementary Budget for the 2025/2026 financial year and the Budget Estimates for 2026/2027, alongside the related Appropriation Bills.
The Assembly also held the second edition of its sittings in Lokichar Ward between June 22 and 26, 2026, an initiative aimed at strengthening public participation and accountability. Members also undertook capacity-building engagements through Assembly committees to enhance their legislative, oversight, representation and budgetary functions.
As the House begins the final part of the Fifth Session, Members are expected to consider a number of pending and new matters. Key among them will be unanswered questions raised by Members and directed to the County Executive, as well as various oversight reports.
The Assembly is also expected to consider the Public Accounts and Investments Committee report on the Auditor-General’s reports on the Turkana County Executive for the financial years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025.
Members will further consider nominees to the Turkana County Public Service Board and the Local Content Management Committee.
On policy and legislation, the House is expected to deliberate on the Turkana County Agriculture Policy, 2026, Turkana County Risk Management Policy, 2026, the Turkana County Annual Development Plan for 2027/2028 and the Turkana County Finance Bill, 2026.
The County Attorney’s Annual Report for the financial year 2024/2025 is also scheduled for consideration. The agenda places oversight, public accountability, policy development and financial legislation at the centre of the Assembly’s business as Members enter the final stretch of the Fifth Session.
