Turkana County is implementing a Sh900 million project aimed at enhancing the provision of water, sanitation and health services in the region.
The initiative—SCORE programme—is financed by development agencies, mainly the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Korea International Cooperation Agency.
A joint delegation from the two agencies is on a four-day visit to evaluate ongoing projects under the second phase of the programme in Turkana.
Deputy County Secretary for Administration Joseph Nyanga and chief officers Moses Korea (office of the governor) and Agnes Mana (preventive health) hosted the team in Lodwar and pledged the county’s support for the exercise.
Governor Jeremiah Lomurkai deployed the senior officers to work with the development partners in assessing the progress made in the region.
“This is one project that embodies the true spirit of partnership with impact, as envisioned by Governor Lomorukai,” Nyang’a said.
He said monitoring visits are part of measures to ensure proper implementation of the projects.
During the visit, the delegation will also tour project sites in Kerio, Nabulon and other locations in Turkana Central, Kibish and North subcounties.
Rotuno Kipsang, who spoke on behalf of the visiting team, said the second phase builds on SCORE I and will rehabilitate 38 boreholes, drill three new ones and connect 21 schools and 10 health facilities to water and sanitation services in Turkana North and Kibish over the implementation period.
On sanitation, the project targets 620 villages for transformation into open defecation-free zones through the community-led sanitation approach.
“The monitoring team wants to assess progress made by implementing partners, including Welthungerhilfe, Team and Team, and the county, on the journey to ODF and improved water access since July 2025, when the project was officially rolled out,” Kipsang said.
With a budget of Sh900 million, the project targets more than 100,000 people across the areas of implementation.
Paul Lotum (Water Services director), Vincent Ekai (SCORE project focal person) and Reuben Kibiego (County WASH coordinator) were present.
Lomurkai said proper implementation of the project was among his priorities for the region.
The county chief defended his scorecard and told off his critics, whom he accuses of seeking to sabotage his administration.
He said the county had extensively invested in projects in health, water, markets and ECDE, among other sectors.
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