Vihiga County Integrated Development Plan 2023-2027

Abstract

This is the 3rd Generation County Integrated Development Plan (2023-2027 CIDP) to be prepared since onset of the devolved government system in 2013. The 2023-2027 CIDP aims at making Vihiga a model county in inclusive growth and sustainable development providing high quality of life to all residence. Like the Kenya Vision 2030, the CIDP is anchored on economic, social and political pillars. The economic pillar aims at ensuring prosperity for all citizenry of Kenya through inclusive and sustainable development programmes. The social pillar seeks to build a just, cohesive and equitable society living in a clean and secure environment. The social pillar is anchored on transformation in education and training, health, water and sanitation, and environment. Others are housing and urbanization, gender, youth, sports and culture. The political pillar is that of a democratic political system that is issue-based, people –centred, result-oriented and accountable to the public. The following guiding principles of planning and development facilitation as spelt out in the County Government Act 2015 were observed in preparing the CIDP 2023-2027; Integration of national values in all processes and concepts;Protect the rights to self-fulfillment within the county communities and with responsibility to future generations; Protect and integrate rights and interest of minorities and marginalized groups and communities; Protect and develop natural resources in a manner that aligns national government policies; Align county financial and institutional resources to agreed policy objectives and programmes; Engender effective resource mobilization for sustainable development; Promote the pursuit of equity in resource allocation within the county; Provide platform for unifying planning, budgeting, financing, programme implementation and performance review, and serve as a basis for engagement between county government and the citizenry, other stakeholders and interest groups