Turkana County will soon have a world-class disaster response hub to serve the local areas and international neighbours of Uganda and South Sudan.
The groundbreaking plan was revealed during a high-level meeting between the County Government and Kenya Red Cross Society.
Deputy Governor Dr.
John Erus expressed confidence in the hub's capacity to improve emergency preparedness and provide information for decision-making on disaster response programming moving forward. "We can confirm that the ten acres of land donated by the County Government to the Kenya Red Cross Society will host the advanced centre," DG Erus said.