Local News – 14.09.2012 - By Kamar Francis - Water management and conservation measures at Loima District.

Farmers from Napeikar and Napak along river Turkwel from Loima district today had their meeting at splash guest house on the issue of environmental, water management and conservation measures. Speaking during the event, the project officer Mr. Francis Mariao narrated on how the irrigation scheme of Napeikar and Napak began saying it was started by Turkana rehabilitation project (TRP) some 20yrs back and now is not working. Mr. Mario noted that the two irrigation scheme for Napeikar and Napak are funded by United state of African development Fund (USADF). Mr. Mariao said that the farmers are entitled to clean and healthy environment and have the collective responsibility to safe guard the environment. Mr. Francis said that, national environmental management authority (NEMA) is always carrying out environmental audits in the areas and monitors all activities that are likely to have significant effect on the environment. He also added that the project implements on food security to make sure that food is produced in Turkana, to curb dependency on relief food. He also reported that few individual farmers that toured pekerra irrigation scheme had learned a lot from there. In spite of keeping livestock in Turkana they have seen the essence of farming in the area.

Local news – 25.11.2010 -BY PRAXIDES KHISA - Nasiger community helds a training over water management

The Nasiger community with the facilitation of ministry of Water and Sanitation together with World Vision held a four day intensive training at golden guest house basing water.
Speaking during the training. Mr Sammy Ngomomo from world vission said that since Nasiger community have experienced water problem for along period the organization have intervened to help them drill boreholes.
Mr Ngomomo said that before drillng boreholes for the community they are first training representatives from the community on issues concerning water such as, water sanitation, managarial skills, leadership and diseases related to water.
He further said that after the training the boreholes will be installed and this being the first traning to the community other trainings will be held after instalation of boreholes for further sensitaization.
The training which kicked off on tuesday and will end tommorrow on friday.