Public Policy

Turkana Tobong’u Lore cultural festival

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Tobong’u Lore (means welcome home) is a tourism and cultural festival organized by Turkana County government.   The festival attracts visitors from all over Kenya. The event’s objectives are to promote peace, […]

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The Turkwel River

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The Turkwel River is one of the few permanent Rivers in Turkana County. The name Turkwel means a river that withstands the wilderness.   The River originates from Mt. Elgon on the […]

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Turkana County is the cradle of mankind

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I have been to Turkana four times. This is the 5th time that I have returned to Lodwar on a work mission.   I love documenting my travels and this Lodwar trip […]

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Oil and Gas

Tullow Oil Kenya demands KES 204 billion from government as compensation for its 6 years of exploration activities in Lokichar Basin

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The Ministry of Petroleum could not agree with the British Oil company saying that the bill is excessive and not justified. Tullow Oil Kenya has stakes in oil blocks 10 BA, 10BB […]

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Oil and Gas

Managing Expectations in mining oil and gas

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Managing Expectations in mining oil and gas There are numerous issues surrounding the mining oil and gas sector in Kenya. These issues have been on the public discourse. The members of the […]

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development finance

197,000 acres of land to be acquired for Lapsset Projects in Kenya

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197,000 acres of land to be acquired for Lapsset Projects in Kenya The chairman of National Land Commission (NLC) Prof. Mohamed Swazuri has confirmed that the land acquisition process for LAPSSET Projects […]

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Public Policy

Turkana County Executive Audit Report FY 2015/2016

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This review of Turkana County executive audit reports. We’ve focused on the following audit queries: Repair and maintenance of water points by Diocese of Lodwar on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with […]

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Public Policy

Tullow Oil finds more Black Gold in Turkana

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Tullow oil has discovered more oil in Turkana. Now Kenya is moving close to reaching the 1 billion barrels of oil reserves. The 75 meters of oil were discovered in two places […]

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Public Policy

Transportation of oil from Turkana to Start in April 2017

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The Lokichar oil from Turkana Country will be transported to Mombasa for refinery starting from April.    The officials of Tullow Oil company noted that they want to test whether the quality […]

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Natural Resources

Tullow Oil engagement with communities

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This morning I woke up at 4 am in the morning to catch a flight to Kapese, Lokichar in Turkana County. This is the crude oil capital of Kenya. It was my […]

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Indian Billionaire Rekha Jhunjhunwala

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Rekha Jhunjhunwala  has a net worth of $8.7 billion. She inherited some stock portfolio from her late husband Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who was popularly known as India’s Warren Buffet.   The late Jhunjhunwala […]

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