Laikipia County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2015

Abstract

The 2015 County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (C-BROP) is prepared to focus on enhanced resource mobilization and on enhancing efficiency in budget implementation. This is achieved through pragmatic allocation of resources to ensure that resources by the County Government go to the full length in meeting the needs of the citizenry. The County’s budgetary focus will therefore be on efficiency in the utilization of resources as a way of promoting growth while keeping and ensuring there is zero deficit spending. In this regard, the expenditure and revenue policy framework for the 2016/17 financial year and the medium term is prepared around the following fiscal principles; (i) Entrenching fiscal discipline in the management of Public Finances, (ii) Ensuring public participation in the selection and implementation of projects to ensure equity in service provision, (iii) Continued support to the growth of the economy to provide employment opportunities for the citizens, and (iv) Aligning Laikipia County development agenda with the National Development Goals. Fiscal discipline will seek to ensure that each spending agency in the county is able to keep and support sustainable economic growth. The County budget will also respond to the fiscal needs while working towards reducing poverty levels by bringing the essential services to the people such as improving the access to healthcare, universal early childhood education and public infrastructure.