Lucas Ngasike

Three suspects linked to murder of Ugandan geologists shot dead

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-04-01 17:30:04

At least five people were killed in separate incidences in Turkana county as insecurity escalates.

Security agents recover livestock stolen from Uganda

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-04-18 15:17:53

The livestock will be returned to Uganda once the owners have been identified.

State rolls out slum upgrading in Turkana

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-04-22 16:30:12

Detailed site maps for six locations planned for slum upgrade under the Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Program II (KISIP) have been completed.

Tension in Kakuma as refugees protest reduced food ration

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-04-26 14:03:55

Tension remained high in the Kakuma refugee camp in the Turkana West sub-county following protests over the reduction of food rations.

32 Kenyan herders freed from Ugandan prisons re-unite with families

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-05-01 16:16:35

A source privy to security says a number of the youth require psychological counselling due to alleged human rights violations while in various prisons.

State revokes 67 mining licenses in Turkana

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-05-20 18:15:51

Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya noted that some of the mining licenses had expired and there was a need to have them removed from the system.

Refugees in Kakuma at risk of red eye disease infection

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-05-24 13:01:02

Common risk factors for conjunctivitis include poor hygiene, contaminated personal articles, crowded living rooms, a history of eye diseases and foreign bodies among others.

Lobby raises alarm over Tullow Oil's Sh258m land lease pay

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-07-03 23:18:17

Turkana County government received the compensation money which was deposited in the county government revenue account.

Tullow defends Sh258 million pay to county

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-07-19 20:02:24

Tullow said that the sum remitted did not include compensation for compulsory land acquisition, but was meant for rates and taxes.

Residents call for prosecution of traders flouting weights and measures rule

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-07-21 20:49:07

Residents want Turkana county government to ensure prosecution of unscrupulous traders selling underweight commodities in Lodwar town.

'Raila's daughter' set to be first female CS from Turkana County

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-07-31 20:21:36

If approved by Parliament, Moe will serve as Cabinet Secretary for EAC, Arid and Semi Arid Lands and Regional Development.

Boat fuel shortage halts efforts to retrieve bodies

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-08-23 19:52:08

Relatives of seven family members who drowned in Lake Turkana after their boat capsized early this month have appealed to the government to help them retrieve the bodies.

One killed, 206 cattle stolen in Turkana raid

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-09-02 19:00:03

Tension is high in Natapar border village along the Kenya–Ethiopia border following an attack by suspected tribesmen that left one person dead and another seriously injured

Turkana county disaster team in bid to boost flood, humanitarian response

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-09-19 13:20:21

Turkana County Steering Group has rolled out disaster preparedness plans after the weatherman predicted a short rainy season starting October, November, and December

Turkana pastoralists struggle for survival as climate change bites

By Lucas Ngasike   2024-12-09 15:57:49

Between 2021 and 2023, Kenya faced its worst drought in 40 years. Two hundred thousand pastoralists in Turkana County have abandoned their way of life in to try fishing.