Bomet County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2014
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This 2014 County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP), the first to be prepared under the new County Government of Bomet, sets out the administration's priority programs to be implemented under the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). As provided by legislation this CFSP takes into account national policies and priorities as espoused by the national Budget Policy Statement. The BPS outlines five pillars which underlie the national policy transformation, namely: (i)creating conducive business environment to encourage innovation, investment, growth and expansion of economic and employment activities, (ii) Investing in agricultural transformation and food security to expand food supply, reduce food prices, support expansion of agro-processing industries and spur export growth, (iii) investment in first class transport and logistics hub and scaling investment in other key infrastructure, including roads, energy and water to reduce cost of doing business and improve competitiveness; (iv) investing in quality and accessible health care services and education as well as social safety net to reduce burden on household and compliment and sustain our long term growth and development; and (v) entrenching devolution for service delivery and enhanced economic development.

