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Turkana residents demand safeguards to ensure local benefit from oil resources

Sacco ReviewFebruary 5, 202604 mins

Turkana County residents have urged the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Energy to establish strong safeguards to ensure oil resources extracted from the region directly benefit the local community. The call was made during an engagement between the committee and members of the Turkana County Assembly, where leaders raised concerns over the utilization of proceeds from…

Turkana Fish farmers benefit as County government, lattice Aquaculture make donations

Sacco ReviewDecember 8, 202503 mins

Fish farming in Turkana West Sub-County has received a shot in the arm from the County government and Lattice Aquaculture project through the donation of water pumps, floaters and a generator to the Kakuma Bee Social Integrated Enterprise. The County Aquaculture Officer, John Bett, noted that Lattice Aquaculture and WFP’s support will accelerate and strengthen…

Turkana County moves to strengthen agriculture with draft policy

Sacco ReviewSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 202505 mins

Turkana County government has advanced efforts to boost agriculture after hosting a stakeholders’ forum in Lodwar to review and validate the draft Turkana County Agriculture Policy 2025. The two-day meeting brought together farmers, development partners, the private sector, local universities, policymakers, civil society groups, government agencies and other non-state actors. Discussions focused on refining the…

Why it’s opportune time to promote healthcare cooperatives in Kenya

Sacco ReviewNovember 26, 202406 mins

The recent heart-rending media reports on the sorry state of Koyasa Dispensary located in Kibish Sub-county of Turkana County left many Kenyans marveling at the way residents of that region survive in terms of healthcare. It was reported that the Dispensary in question was designed to serve a total of 5000 villagers but they had…