Taita Taveta Count Programme Based Budget 2024/2025

Abstract

The County Assembly is the legislative arm in the County, with the primary responsibility of creating and passing laws for the benefit of the County’s development and within the framework of the constitution and other laws. In executing its mandate, the County Assembly: - plays an oversight role on the County executive committee and any other County executive organs; receives, debates and approves policies and development plans prepared by the County Executive; Vets and approves nominees for appointment to county public offices; approves County Government budget and expenditure and approves the county borrowing plans. These functions are essential in ensuring effective governance and the realization of the County's developmental goals for the benefit of its residents. During the FY 2023-24 by the time of submission of CFSP on 28th February, 2024, which reported performance as at the end of December 2023 ,recurrent expenditure amounted to Kshs. 315,815,459 from a budget of Kshs. 780,860,457,022,686 which included Kshs. 78,000,000 for Car loan and mortgage for Members of the County Assembly (M.C.A’s) and 15,499,965 in development expenditure from a budget of Kshs. 100,000,000, giving an absorption of 40% and 15% respectively. The low absorption was attributed to among other factors, delays in release of exchequer from National treasury, among other factors.