Kilifi County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2018

Abstract

This 2018 County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) is a key document that links policy, planning and budgeting. The County’s policies are spelled in, among other documents, the 2018 County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) and undergirds this 2018 CBROP. The policy goals and strategic priorities stated in the 2018 CFSP will be updated with development aspirations presented in the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 20182022 and taken up for implementation under successive Annual Development Plans to provide the linkage between policy and planning. The efforts to link planning and budgeting are on track, with the County having prepared the 2018 Annual Development Plan (ADP) which upon approval by the County Assembly will guide budgeting for FY 2019/20. The 2018 ADP shifted focus by referring to programmes and projects in 2016 ADP when reviewing implementation of previous ADP as opposed to all programmes and projects that received funding in FY 2017/18. By emphasizing uptake of programmes and projects in the ADP, the County will fund programmes and projects derived from plans. This way, the County will achieve policy, planning and budgeting coherence to reflect efficiency and effectiveness in use of public resources...