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This page gives you direct access to all the resources – web pages and downloadable files – available in the County Governance Toolkit.
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Participate in County Government Decisions
Most likely, this very week or month your county government is making decisions that have an impact on your life by changing the quality of services you expect to receive or by setting new rules or taxes you are expected to comply with. In fact, county governments are quite busy complying with their regular annual business (… read more
Toolkit PageEvaluation and Review
These are the final steps of the Public Expenditure Management cycle, steps in which government looks back to the past to determine if public funds are spent responsibly and effectively, that is without waste and in a way that improves service delivery. The main purpose is to assess what has been done and how, to… read more
Toolkit PageMonitoring and Reporting
The most effective way any government can find out if it’s moving in the right direction – that is determine if every-day activities contribute to the established long-term priorities – is by continuously tracking and monitoring the impact of its activities. At its service delivery points – such as a health facility, a… read more
Toolkit PageImplementation and Service Delivery
As soon as the new fiscal year begins on July first and the budget and appropriation are approved, county departments can begin implementation of activities. The multiple processes governments go through in this phase can be divided into two groups: (1) Work Planning, and (2) Budget Execution. Work Planning In this phase… read more
Toolkit PageBudgeting
Budgeting is the process of deciding how public resources will be allocated and moneys spent during the following fiscal year. Led by the County Treasury, it starts in July with the Budget Circular and culminates in June with the County Assembly approving the budget estimates and authorizing the Executive to spend. … read more
Toolkit PagePlanning
Development planning is a public process used for making choices and guiding the allocation of limited resources. It involves an analysis of the current situation, identification of key challenges and setting of priority goals, according to an agreed vision. A good plan outlines the strategies that will bring us… read more
Toolkit PagePolicy Making
Public policies are the general principles by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs. Policy making broadly refers to the process used by a government to decide what to do (or not to do) about a public problem or issue that requires its attention and action. A public policy is usually needed when a… read more
Toolkit PageSecond Medium Term Plan 2013 - 2017. Transforming Kenya: Pathway to devolution, socio-economic development, equity and national unity. The Presidency, Ministry of Devolution and Planning. 2013
This is the second medium term plan (MTP II) for the implementation of Kenya Vision 2030, the country’s development blueprint covering the period 2008 to 2030. Vision 2030 aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrialising, “middle-income country providing a high quality life to all its citizens by the year 2030”. Vision… read more
Other Resources (**)Third medium term plan 2018 – 2022. Transforming Lives: Advancing socio-economic development through the “Big Four”. The National Treasury and Planning. 2018
This is the third medium term plan (MTP III) for the implementation of Kenya Vision 2030, the country’s development blueprint covering the period 2008 to 2030. Vision 2030 aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrialising, “middle-income country providing a high quality life to all its citizens by the year 2030”. Vision… read more
Other Resources (**)Draft guidelines for the preparation of county annual development plans (CADPs). Ministry of Devolution and Planning (MODP), June 2017
The guidelines to provide planners at the county level with a standard structure for the preparation of the annual development plans (ADP) and to to ensure uniformity in the development of ADPs across counties
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