Laikipia County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2021

Abstract

The 2021 County Budget Review and Outlook Paper(C-BROP) has been prepared in line with Section 118 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 which requires a County Government to prepare this paper in respect of each financial year with an aim of reviewing achievements of pre-targeted objectives hence ensuring effectiveness and efficiency in resource mobilization and budget implementation. This is traced through realistic allocations of County Government resources and utilization of the same to meet the needs of the people. This Paper is set against the backdrop of a contracting global economy occasioned by the outbreak and the rapid spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic and attendant measures adopted by the Government to mitigate against this emerging risk. Towards this end the county government put in place several measures to help in the recovery from the harsh economic conditions and bring back people to productive economic activities, these included a) Revival of trade through economic stimulus interventions that include financial and capacity building support to micro, small and medium enterprises worth over KShs 3 billion. b) Infrastructural development through improvement of road network in urban and rural settings to spur economic growth through access to markets, movement of people, produce and goods providing job opportunities and hence growth in incomes.