Makueni County Programme Based Budget 2020/2021

Abstract

This Budget estimates for financial year 2020/21 are prepared in line with the County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2020 and the budget circular. The estimates focus on laying ground for implementation of the county development agenda of socio-economic transformation. The FY 2020/21 Budget is aimed at increasing household income as envisaged in the Vision 2025. This is will be delivered through interventions in five broad areas; Product Development and processing for Economic Empowerment with a goal of increasing household incomes through commercialization and value addition of agricultural produce. Urban Development with an aim of enhancing sustainable urban development through improved land access and urban development for sustainable livelihoods. Water resource management; This will be aimed at Improving access to safe water and enhanced environmental conservation Universal Health Care; This targets to enhance access to preventive & Promotive services and ensure effective and efficient curative and rehabilitative health care services to the county citizens Institutional Strengthening; This will eb Improved efficiency in service delivery and coordination of government functions in achieving increased household income. Deviations and Revisions to the Fiscal Framework the Resource framework for FY 2020/21 has increased by Kshs 2,282,287,768.33 from the CFSP ceilings arising out of; Increase in Conditional allocations, loans and grants and Own source revenue projections (AIA) and FY 2019/20 Reallocation funds. The variance in resource envelope for both CFSP ceiling and FY 2020/21 budget estimates has resulted in increase in county recurrent expenditure by KShs. 95,504,076.03 and an increase in county development expenditure by KShs. 2,186,783,692.66. The changes in the fiscal framework has consequently caused changes in ceilings in the respective departments Recurrent Budget. The FY 2020/21 Recurrent Budget is Kshs 6,374,441,515.10 against a ceiling of Kshs 6,278,937,439.42 in the CFSP 2020. The increase in recurrent budget has been directed to strategic interventions such as; institutional strengthening, bursaries and scholarships, medical drugs and support to the realization of County water agenda. Development Budget. The FY 2020/21 Development budget is Kshs 5,072,168,337.66 representing 44.3% of the overall Budget. The development has been directed towards achieving the five thematic areas. The successful implementation of these set interventions will accelerate the achievement of the desired socio-economic transformation of the County and build resilience and adaptive capacity for community members to cope post Covid-19 pandemic. The County Treasury will continue to enforce its mandate as spelt out in PFM Act Sec 104 to ensure proper utilization of public finances...