Vihiga County Programme Based Budget 2023/2024

Abstract

During the fy 2022/23 budget implementation period the county executive faced several challenges that included: delays in establishing institutional structures to operationalize devolution in departments, slow disbursements of funds, human resource capacity constraints, inadequate funding for disaster and emergency response, limited office space, and weak monitoring and evaluation framework. The county executive in the fy 2023/24 seeks to focus on strategic reforms that will bolster broadbased economic and social development that will address the social economic challenges in the county; increasing poverty, wealth creation and food security. Priority areas will include; formulation of the necessary institutional and legal frameworks that will strengthen coordination of county government development agenda at the sub-county and ward levels, effective intergovernmental relations, improved public participation by constantly engaging the citizens, and enhanced PPPs in infrastructure development and service delivery.