Meru County Approved Budget Estimates 2024/2025

Abstract

The FY 2023-2024 budget estimates give recurrent and development expenditure allocated to the various departments. The priorities to which allocation has been given is based on the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027, Annual development plan (ADP), 2024-25 and the County Governments manifesto. The CIDP is itself a representation of the social and economic development aspirations of the people of Meru County, recognizing that these are consistent with the aspirations of all of the people of Kenya under Vision 2030 and the National Governments agenda. Section I04 of the County Government Act 2012 requires a County Treasury to prepare the annual budget for the county and coordinate preparation of estimates of revenue and expenditure of the county government. In line with the requirements of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 2012, these Programme based budget estimates are also guided by a three-year Medium-Term Expenditure Framework covering the period from 2024-2025 to 2026-2027. The estimates are further informed by budget ceilings approved by the County Assembly through the County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP). Formulation of 2024-2025 PBB Estimates represents a highly consultative and participatory process that involved extensive public participation in CIDP and ADP preparation, CFSP presentation and the budget estimates. The County Treasury held successful public participation from FY 2024-2025 in all the sub counties for the County Fiscal Strategy Paper and Budget Estimates whereby Contributions, comments and criticism were welcomed and openly addressed.