Kilifi County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2015

Abstract

This County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) 2015, the second to be prepared for Kilifi County under the devolved system of government, spells the strategic priorities and policy goals of the county’s administration to be implemented in the FY 2015/16 budget and over the medium term. The paper is prepared in accordance with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act 2012 and priority policy goals are aligned to the second Medium Term Plan (MTP) 2013-2017 of Vision 2030; first County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2013-2017 and sectoral plans. The strategic priorities are also in line with the policy mix comprising of a five pillar strategy in the Budget Policy Statement, 2015 aimed at transforming the economy for a shared prosperity. Kilifi County has made significant progress towards the economic transformation agenda set in the 2014 CFSP and is addressing outstanding challenges. The County has put in place public financial and administrative structures as well as build staff capacity which are a launch pad for implementing policy programmes and extending progress to spur economic activities across the County. Concerted effort has also been put to surmount outstanding challenges related to the teething problems of implementing the devolved system of government including budget implementation by, among others, fully adopting fiscal reforms rolled out by the national government such as Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS).