Elgeyo Marakwet County Approved Budget Estimates 2018/2019

Abstract

Elgeyo Marakwet County is one of the County Governments in Kenya created under the new two-tier governance system, i.e. national and county systems created by the Constitution enacted in 2010. The County Government started implementing its mandates in March 2013 as per the provisions of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution which came into effect in August 2010. The county has operationalized these constitutional requirements and other legal provisions including the Public Finance Management, Act 2012, County Government Act, 2012, Urban areas and Cities Act, 2012 amongst other legislations. These provisions requires periodic preparation of various planning documents; County Integrated Development Plan (CIDPs), Spatial Plans, Urban Areas and Cities Plan, Sectoral Plans, Annual Development Plans (ADPs) and Budget Estimates. The county government is composed of two arms; the Legislature and the Executive. The Legislature is composed of the Speaker, one elected member from each of the county’s twenty Wards, nominated members representing special interest groups and staff led by the County Assembly Clerk. The Legislature’s roles are; representation, oversight, and legislation. The role of the Executive arm is to implement laws, policies and plans relating to the county mandates, with the aim of achieving county development targets.