Lokitaung, a historically significant town in Turkana North, hosted Madaraka Day celebrations for the first time since devolution, sparking renewed hopes for development in the isolated region.

• The town was the site of a colonial detention camp where Kenya's founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the Kapenguria Six were imprisoned from 1953 to 1959.
• Residents highlighted long-standing issues of neglect, including poor infrastructure and lack of economic opportunities, and called for the town's transformation into a tourist landmark.
• Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai stated that holding the celebrations in Lokitaung was a deliberate choice to bring national attention and investment to remote communities, pledging improved healthcare, infrastructure, and public services.