Topic : Turkana - Swala Nyeti

Topic: Turkana

Vaccination Concerns

A child receiving polio vaccine. PHOTO/COURTESY

Ministry of Health probes reports of adverse reactions to polio vaccine

Oct 11, 2024 at 04:43 PM

The Ministry of Health has commenced investigations into reports of adverse reactions linked to the recent nationwide polio vaccination campaign, which aimed to combat a recent out...

Vaccine Shortage

Mohamed Elmontsassir Hussein. PHOTO/COURTESY

MOHAMED ELMONTSASSIR: Children in remote and humanitarian settings face peril due to vaccine shortages

Jun 03, 2024 at 01:45 PM

The health and future of our children are at stake....

5G Coverage

Safaricom expands 5G coverage to 35 new counties to bridge digital divide

Nov 01, 2023 at 10:13 PM

Safaricom, Kenya's leading telecommunications provider, has announced a significant expansion of its 5G network, bringing ultra-speed internet services for 35 new counties across t...

Expanding Operations

Moyale One Stop Border Post (OSPB) with the deployment of customs officers on the Ethiopian side. PHOTO/KRA

NLC gives KRA 108-acre land to establish one-stop border post in Kajiado, Turkana

Oct 02, 2023 at 11:20 AM

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to enhance its operational capacity with the acquisition of 43.42 hectares (approximately 108 acres) of land from the National Land Commiss...

'Kindly Reconsider'

Waiguru urges KMPDU to postpone strike considering the economic realities

Sep 13, 2023 at 01:51 PM

The Chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG), Anne Waiguru, has called upon the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) to reconsider their planned doctors' str...

Displaced Children

Drought-stricken communities hit by destructive floods in the Horn of Africa. PHOTO/COURTESY

Children displaced by climate-induced disasters rose sevenfold in Kenya in 2022

Sep 05, 2023 at 09:39 PM

Save the Children, an international child rights organization has revealed alarming statistics indicating a sevenfold increase in the number of children in Kenya displaced within t...

Arms Trade

Undercover operation nabs man linked to the illegal sale of firearms in Turkana

Jul 10, 2023 at 10:13 AM

Turkana-based detectives have apprehended a man suspected of engaging in the illegal trade of firearms within the sub-county....

More Trains

Travellers to Western smile as Govt orders more trains to Kisumu over Christmas

Dec 15, 2022 at 08:43 PM

Travellers to Kisumu via railway are happy after Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen ordered an increase in the number of trains to Kisumu....

Crisis Meeting

DP Rigathi Gachagua invites 6 governors from conflict counties for crisis meeting

Sep 27, 2022 at 10:08 AM

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua invited 6 governors from the troubled Rift Valley region for a crisis meeting....

Talking Tough!

William Ruto’s stern warning after armed bandits attack leave 11 dead in Turkana

Sep 26, 2022 at 09:08 AM

In the early morning attack, suspected cattle rustlers from West Pokot raided a village in Namariat close to Kakitetei and killed eight police officers, area chief and two civilian...

Lover Killer?

Police search for GSU officer over death of man he found in bed with his wife

Aug 26, 2022 at 10:15 PM

Detectives are on a serious manhunt for a police officer in connection to the murder of a man he found in a compromising situation with his wife....

Near Miss

Raila Odinga speaks after Azimio plane experienced mishap at Kakuma airstrip

Jul 20, 2022 at 08:42 PM

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga has confirmed he was not in the aeroplane that had a mishap in Turkana....

Munyes Resigns

Petroleum CS John Munyes resigns to contest for Turkana gubernatorial seat

Feb 08, 2022 at 02:42 PM

The Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining John Munyes has tendered his resignation....

Lomenen Defects

Turkana South MP James Lomenen ditches Ruto's UDA for Azimio La Umoja

Feb 03, 2022 at 01:46 PM

The Member of Parliament for Turkana South James Lomenen has ditched Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party....

New Job

William Ruto and Hussein Mohamed. PHOTO/COURTESY

Ruto hires ex-Citizen TV anchor Hussein Mohamed as communication head

Jan 24, 2022 at 06:36 PM

Former Citizen TV news anchor and renowned journalist Hussein Mohamed has been appointed the Head of Communications in Deputy President William Ruto’s presidential campaign....

Lodwar Security

Pistol and Rounds of ammunition. PHOTO/COURTESY

Man arrested in Lodwar for being in possession of illegal firearms

Dec 16, 2021 at 12:04 PM

The officers who were on patrol duties, raided a rented premise and arrested the sole occupant of the house one Peter Lolimo after receiving information from the members of the pub...

MoU Signed