Mandera County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2019

Abstract

This is the 6th County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) prepared by Mandera County Treasury as required under Section 117 (1) of Public Finance Management Act 2012. The CFSP is normally the last planning document preceding the production of the budget estimates. The main purpose of the CFSP is set to out County Government’s economic policies underpinning the preparation of the following financial year budget. It highlights key priority programs to be implemented in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) in line with the County Integrated Development and the annual development plan. The paper aligns itself to the broad national objectives as outlined by the national treasury in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS). It also contains vital information on overall fiscal strategy such as county revenues and expenditures, the overall resource envelope and highlights of priority areas as well sector ceilings that are critical for ministerial budgeting. An important objective of the paper is to re-emphasize the priorities and immediate concerns of the county and its citizenry. It provides the necessary fiscal interventions to respond to the economic challenges facing the county governments. As has been in the previous financial years, the county government of Mandera is committed to improved service delivery to the public. Key pillars of service delivery articulated in this CFSP include water access, health services, road transport infrastructure, agriculture and livestock development, trade and enterprise development, land based natural resource management, education services and public administration systems. Some of these pillars are also in tandem with national government’s priority areas under the Big Four Plan.