Trans Nzoia County Programme Based Budget 2023/2024

Abstract

Agriculture is the mainstay of the county’s economy with about 75% of county residents employed directly and indirectly by the sector. The sector development strategies are aimed at improving food security and enhancing incomes of the county 8 residents. In the financial year 2022/2023, the agriculture sector was allocated a total of Ksh. 788,797,295 of which Ksh. 243,608,251 was recurrent while development expenditure was 545,189,044. While livestock sector has been allocated a total of Ksh. 95,330,079 of which Ksh. 14,865,000 is recurrent expenditure while 80,465,079 is development expenditure. The key programme outputs for the ministry in the 2022/2023 financial year included provision of subsidized fertilizer, Coffee and tea subsidy, promotion of fruit tree nurseries including avocados, Promotion of Export vegetable crops, Development of Model farms and Inputs, NARIGP, Promotion of specialized machinery and equipment, and Agricultural and Farm data development. Under the Livestock subsector the program outputs for the year under review included; Procure 25 incubators (528 egg capacity) for 25 groups, Value addition for Livestock products and byproducts, Value addition for Livestock products and byproducts, and Joint livestock vaccination initiatives among others. Despite the above key ministries achievements, a number of challenges were encountered which includes among others; slow procurement process, Limited resources (human, financial, transport), delay in release of funds, Weak institutional, policy and legal framework for the sectors’ development among others.