Kisii County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2016/2017

Abstract

This Fiscal Strategy Paperis the fourth to be prepared for Kisii County Government in accordance to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012 section 117.It sets out the County policy goals and strategic priorities that will be the basis for formulation of the County’s Financial Year 2017/18 budget and the Medium Term projections. This is an annual planning document that shows the various fiscal strategies that the County Government of Kisii intends to employ to meet its overall objective of improving the livelihoods of its citizens. The Fiscal Strategy Paper outlines the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework, which offers mechanisms for entrenching sustainable growth and development for efficient service delivery in Kisii County. Kisii County Government is dedicated to prudently utilizing the available resources and enhancing fiscal discipline so as improve the living standards of its residents. The County Government will focus in this Fiscal Strategy Paper and in the Medium Term to expand and maintain infrastructure development specifically roads network, improve health care, increase water reticulation and/ or environmental preservation, enhance social protection, increase employment opportunities and reduce poverty levels in the County.