Trans Nzoia County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2017

Abstract

This County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) for the FY 2017/18 reiterates the county government’s development objectives of doubling youth employment, doubling land productivity, and reducing by half the population below the poverty line in the county. Strategies to enable the county attain the above stated objectives includes (i) creating a conducive business environment for job creation; (ii) investing in key interventions that will transform the agricultural sector in the county; (iii) investing in infrastructural development in areas such as county roads, fresh produce markets, health facilities and other social infrastructure, including street lighting and provision of water; (iv) investing in quality and accessible health care services and quality education as well as strengthening the social safety net to reduce the burden on the households and promote shared and equitable growth; and (v) and support the county public service for better service delivery. The above key interventions have translated into increased maize harvest from about 4 million bags in 2013 to over 5 million bags annually by 2015, increased milk production to over 102 million litres annually, increased acreage of coffee, tea and horticultural crops under the crop diversification programme, construction of over 100 ECD classrooms therefore improving enrolment rate, improved quality and access to better health services, construction of a county teaching and referral hospital and improved transport and communication across the county through the construction/ grading and rehabilitation of county roads, bridges and culverts.