Wajir County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2023

Abstract

The County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) is prepared in accordance with section 118 of the Public Finance Management Act, (PFM Act, 2012). This CBROP 2023 reviews the budget implementation for the year 2022/23 and gives projections for the MTEF period 2024/25-2026/27. This review also makes comparisons to the budget appropriation for the year in terms of actual expenditures vis-à-vis revised budget for each department. It further provides updated forecasts with sufficient information to show changes from the projections outlined in the latest County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP), February 2023. Further, the paper provides an overview of how the actual performance of the FY 2022/2023 affected the County’s compliance with the fiscal responsibility principles and the financial objectives as detailed in the 2023 CFSP. The recent economic developments in the country are also discussed to provide macroeconomic outlook for the medium term. A further analysis of the medium-term Fiscal framework for the county has been provided and risk to the outlook identified.