Migori County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2017/2018

Abstract

This is the fifth edition of the County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP), prepared by the County Treasury, it outlines the progress made by the county government of Migori in the 2017/18 FY. The CBROP takes a critical look at the underlying economic issues and proposes various options that should guide the process of budget formulation for the next financial year, 2019/20 FY. The 2018 County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) is prepared at a time when both the global and regional growth continues on a recovery path. The fiscal performance for the FY 2017/18 budget was generally satisfactory, despite the challenges with shortfall in revenues and mounting expenditure pressures. The FY 2017/18 was particularly challenging because of the prolonged elections in 2017 and the severe drought. There were expenditure pressures to mitigate drought and implement the Collective Bargaining Agreement in the health sector. In addition, the huge recurrent related expenses especially on wage bill and operations and maintenance continues to be a major challenge as the implementation of devolved system of governance continues. Therefore, the county’s growth trajectory will largely depend on how fast programme based budget is implemented as well as how quickly people and business get to full capacity and produce at optimum levels. The 2019/20 budget for Migori County must therefore strike a delicate balance of prioritizing critical expenditure subject to resource constraints; promoting the functionality of the devolved system of government to spur economic growth and enhancing poverty reduction and employment creation.