Local News - By Ken Simiyu – 6.09.2012 - Empowerment on the importance of birth registration in Turkana County.

The department of birth and death registration in collaboration with World Vision held a training at Nawoitorong Women conference center for empowering the Turkana community on birth and registration. Speaking during the workshop, Mr. Festus Wangele who is in charge of children in the North rift said that many people neglect the registration of birth for their children. Mr. Wangele highlighted the importance of birth registration as the government will find it easy to plan for the children during the budget time. Registration also is the right of the child just it is for the naming and taking of the child to school. Mr. Wangele, however, said that it is easy and recommended for the registration to be done early.

Local news - 4.9.12- By Ken Simiyu - Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with Aphia Plus Imarisha strategize on community health issues in Turk

Aphia Plus Imarisha and Ministry of public health today held a workshop at St. Teresa pastoral center to introduce activities done in the community by the two stakeholders. The workshop focused more on educating the community on health issues. Speaking during the workshop, the District Public Health Turkana Central, Mr. Innocent Sifuna, said that the best way to go about that is to involve the community in all the stages of community participation. Mr. Sifuna also said that through community strategy, involvement of the community in taking up responsibilities to improve community level of awareness. The workshop attracted more than 12 public officers from 6 districts and members of Aphia Plus Imarisha. The health officers were collecting issues which they believe shall help the government in the programme of health in the community. Mr. Sifuna, however, said that although they haven't run the programme they still believe they will succeed in doing so. The programme has never being in the Turkana community until recently some of the stakeholders have come in and have started to educate the District public health officers.

LOCAL NEWS - 20.05.2011 - By Zacheaus Otaba and Philip Kodet - Hunger snatches eight lives in Turkana county.

The issue of hunger seems to be taking a new direction in Turkana county. Eight people are reported dead due to hunger that is striking in Turkana, where 5 people are pronounced dead in Nakurio village in Kerio division, while 3 are reported dead in Kaaleng' of Turkana north district. Speaking today in his office, Missionary John Nakara Lodepe from share international, said that the situation is worsening and it needs an immediate attention. He said that it has reached a time when the church should join hands together to support the community with food other than just spiritual nourishment. Lodepe accepted that only 10% of the churches offer food support, while the rest do not. He praised the work that is done by the Catholic and the Anglican church in food support, and urged the government to offer support and even assign them to distribute food, since the church is closer to the people. he blamed the procedures that is said to be followed saying that it is derailing the distribution of food that is packed in store. Nakara called for the government and World food programme, to fasten their discussion with the transporters, on transportation charges. He said that the increase in fuel prices has greatly affected the lives of many, which has led to a stand still of the transportation process.