Sammy Lutta

4 days ago | nation.africa | Sammy Lutta

Health authorities have raised alarm over cholera outbreak in Kakuma and Kalokol towns in Turkana County. Cholera outbreaks have been a recurring public health concern in the county. Despite support from development partners, Turkana County continues to grapple with lack of toilets and poor access to clean drinking water.

6 days ago | nation.africa | Sammy Lutta

During elections, Nataparkakono Primary School - on the border of Turkana Central and Loima constituencies in the North Rift - serves as a polling station. But it is suffering from years of neglect, with several classrooms collapsing and pupils learning in unsafe, crumbling structures. The school's infrastructure is in a deplorable state, with roofs that leak when it rains, cracked walls and floors, and dangerously dilapidated latrines.

1 week ago | nation.africa | Sammy Lutta

Turkana, which has been classified as a high malaria burden county, is betting on an expanded new prevention campaign to curb malaria cases. This is after health officials cited the Kenyan border with Uganda, Ethiopia and South Sudan as high-mobility zones, and major towns and refugee camps as the most hit. The county has been officially categorised as a high malaria burden county in the 2023-2027 Kenya Malaria Strategy.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Sammy Lutta

Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai’s decision to unveil a memorial plaque bearing 40 names of people believed to have died in the February 22, 2025, Todonyang killings has sparked conflict with the National Government, which insists a search and rescue mission is still ongoing. Turkana North Deputy County Commissioner George Orina distanced the national government from the county’s declaration, saying no bodies have been found and that authorities were not consulted in reaching the conclusion.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Sammy Lutta

A monument bearing the names of 40 Kenyans believed to have been killed by militia from Ethiopia at Todonyang in February has been unveiled by Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai, six weeks after the attack. The monument has the names of 40 missing Kenyans believed to be victims of the February 22 killings by suspected Dassenech militiamen along the shores of Lake Turkana.