General Reports

Pursuant to Article 196(1)(b) of the Constitution of Kenya and the Kericho County Assembly Standing Order No. 124(3), the Budget and Appropriation Committee of the Assembly invites interested members of the public from Kericho County to submit any memorandum they may have on the Kericho County Budget Estimates for the Fy 2024/2025. Read more

Kericho County is cosmopolitan and largely inhabited by Kipsigis sub-tribe of the Kalenjin tribal group. Other notable tribes include Kikuyus, Luos, Somalis, Indians, Luhyas and Kisiis who have enjoyed close relationship with the Kalenjins.  Culturally, the Kipsigis people believed in a god called Asis; the Supreme being that created the sky and the earth. Most of the residents of Kericho County are Christians, although there is a significant population of Muslims and Hindus and has its he adquarters at Kericho town and endowed with fertile soils and receives adequate rainfall throughout the year hence making it conducive for agricultural activities. The county produces both cash and food crops. Kericho county economy is driven mainly by agriculture with tea being the main cash and Coffee and sugarcane. Other crops include potatoes, maize, beans, pineapples, horticulture (tomatoes, vegetables). Tea is grown in the upper part of the county with Ainamoi, Bureti and Belgut being the main areas while coffee is grown in the lower belt of Kipkelion, Ainamoi, Soin and Roret. Read more

PROPOSED PROJECTS NOT CAPTURED IN THE CIDP-2023-2027

The Financial Year 2023/2024 Budget Estimates has been prepared in accordance with Article 201 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and Section 129 to 130 of The Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012.The main reference documents used in the preparation of FY 2023/2024 budget include the Annual Development Plan (ADP) FY 2023/2024 and the latest 2023 County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP). The basis for allocation of resources among departments and county organs are the approved fiscal policies and financial objectives mentioned in the 2023 County Fiscal Strategy Paper and the development priorities contained in the approved County Annual Development Plan FY 2023/2024. Read more

The section enumerates the specific projects  per department per ward  as generated through public foras and memorudams generated based on the need  of the public and justified by  technical department . These projects inform formulation of programmes, targets and indicators in the programme based CIDP 2023-2027.  These projects will inform subsequence ADP and Budgets based on priority and availability of funds. Read more

The Constitution of Kenya 2010 obliges the County Government to prepare a development plan which guides decision making and resource allocation. Further the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and County Government Act 2012 stipulate that County Governments shall prepare five year development plans. Download

The fiscal responsibility principle as envisioned in the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 Section 107 (b) has been adhered to as recurrent expenditure represents 63% while development expenditure translates to 37% of the county total revenues. The total revenue will fund both the recurrent and development expenditures. Click to download the main document