This budget was consultatively prepared in line with Section 125 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. It integrates the Government’s plans, objectives and the available estimated resources provided by the Annual Development Plans (ADPs) for 2025/26 generated by the various Sector Working Groups (SWGs). The concept or model of Programme Based Budgeting is used to translate this budget into programmes that provides stakeholders with a basis of tracking and interrogating budgetary allocations for the various County Government Entities. This budget proposal has channelled resources on Governor’s Nine Point Agenda which focuses on water; food security; health services & sanitation; revitalizing education & child protection; land, minerals and natural resource management; trade industries & enterprise development; peace building & conflict resolution; wealth creation/county revenue enhancement; collaboration and strategic partnership. The projected total revenue envelope for FY2025/26 is expected to be KES. 17,560,471,160 consisting of KES. 13,805,000,000 as Equitable Share, Own Source Revenue (OSR) of KES. 380,000,000, Conditional Grants of KES. 3,089,873,656 and KES. 285,597,504 balance at Special Purpose Account. The county government will endeavour to apply these resources to critical and priority areas. The county government will continue to enhance Own Source Revenue streams to improve the revenue basket. The county government acknowledges and appreciates the continued support from our development partners. We will still call upon the development partners to supplement the efforts of the county government in the implementation of programmes prioritized in this FY 2025/26 Budget Proposals. The projected revenue is appropriated for recurrent and development purposes in these proportions: KES. 11,122,992,507.64 (63.34%) for recurrent and KES. 6,437,478,652.36 (36.66%) for development expenditure. The total personnel emolument is budgeted at KES. 5,808,017,277 (KES. 5,388,561,546 for Executive and KES. 419,455,731 for County Assembly) and a total wage bill of 33.07%.