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Turkana County
Turkana County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Turkana is the second largest and also the northwesternmost county in Kenya.Wikipedia
Area: 26,517 mi²
Elevation: 3,734′
Population: 855,399 (2009)
Capital: Lodwar
Formed: 4 March 2013
Turkana Governor Josephat Nanok is the new Council of Governors chairman.
Mr Nanok takes over from his Meru counterpart Peter Munya whose term has expired.
Mr Munya was elected in 2015 and deputised by Mr John Mruttu (Taita Taveta), who has been re-elected.
Mr Nanok, who was elected unanimously during a meeting of governors in Nairobi, promised to strive in pushing the devolution agenda forward and protecting the gains made so far.
"While we’ve made some progress, we are going to push hard and aggressively move things forward. I will do all that is within my power to push the devolution agenda forward," he said.
He hailed the work of his predecessors as exemplary.
The first chairman was Mr Isaac Ruto (Bomet). The team comprises governors of all 47 counties and the tenure is two terms of one year each.
RECENT HAPPENINGS IN TURKANA
Turkana County @TurkanaCountyKE Mar 22Preparation for the launch of the Admins' uniforms ongoing. Governor Nanok is the chief guest. @TurkanaGVNPress pic.twitter.com/5qJ2Ctmatj
Turkana County @TurkanaCountyKE Mar 7Turkana County...telling her story [HASHTAG]#devolutionconference[/HASHTAG] pic.twitter.com/rkKVxKFoaE
roads where there were none
Turkana road upgrade
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