Mandera County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2020

Abstract

The 2020 Mandera County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) is the third in the County’s plan period 2018-2022. This paper highlights the legal framework underlying the fiscal responsibility for the County Government while reviewing the recent economic development. It specifies the strategic priorities and policy goals that will guide the County government in preparing its budget for the Financial Year 2020/2021. This CFSP builds on the gains made in key sectors at early stages of the second-generation County Integrated Development Plan (2018-2022). In this respect, the policy goals, priority programs and fiscal framework are aligned to support achievement of the objectives of CIDP II, Medium Term Plan III and ultimately the Vision 2030. The County government will certainly augment economic transformation by strengthening the government’s service delivery and performance management system, supported by solid planning and budgeting. In terms of programmes, the focus will be on agricultural productivity and food security, institutional strengthening and capacity building, enhanced resilience, adaptive capacity and access to clean and safe household water, skills development, business incubation and innovation support services. In addition, priority will be given to development enablers such infrastructure development, capacity building etc. To enhance revenues, the County government will implement the following initiatives: finalization of revenue management system by undertaking systems integration, acquisition of ICT infrastructure such as POS machines, computers as well as networking and implementation of valuation rolls once finalized.