Kajiado County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2016

Abstract

This is the fourth issue of the County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) to be prepared by the County Government of Kajiado. It is anchored in the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act 2012, Section 118 where it is stated that this paper is supposed to be submitted to the County Executive Committee by 30th September of that year for consideration and approval. The paper includes Review of Fiscal Performance for the 2015/16 Financial Year, Recent Economic Development and Outlook and Resource Allocation Framework. The 2015/16 FY had a total budget of Ksh.6.82Billion that adhered to the fiscal responsibility principles. The total revenue collected for 2015/16 FY was Ksh.650Million which is 52 percent of the targeted local revenue. Meanwhile the aggregate budget absorption was 75 percent where absorption in recurrent and development was 88 percent and 57 percent respectively. There were several programs and projects that were done successfully in the pursuit of the thematic areas outlined in the CFSP 2016. The County Departments also cited some challenges in budget implementation which includes but limited to slower procurement process, insufficient departmental capacities among others.