 The current administration shares out these benefits equally to all sub counties in addition to enhancing citizen participation in development activities.On 26 March 2012, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced that oil had been discovered in Turkana County after exploratory drilling by Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil, and he further stated that 

Gold panning was reported (2005) as occurring at Lochoremoit, Namoruputh, Lokiriama and Ng, akoriyiek.According to Barrett (2001) cited in "Watson" the wealth of a person is kept in the form of cattle.