I am pleased to present the County Government of Garissa fourth cycle of CFSP for 2017. This CFSP has been prepared by the treasury team. The process of developing this CFSP has involved considerable effort, analysis and honest introspection to identify the factors that have been impeding performance, and more importantly, to chart out a path for transforming Garissa County into an economic block in the Northern Kenya region. The county is geared to change from its current status to an economic hub that demonstrates excellence in promoting improved access to service, resources and opportunities for every resident.

In this CFSP, we plan to reorganize and expand our revenue collection framework and engagement strategies with the other stakeholders and develop targets for every sector. The plan to automate revenue collection needs to be fast-tracked in order to ensure that the initiatives set out in this CFSP are translated into action.

(v) Creating a conducive business environment

I would like to once again give credit to our Budget and planning team for leading the planning, preparation process and overall coordination of this exercise. Indeed, there’s renewed energy to recognize the need for internal transformation within the county government to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and oversight of all the recurrent and development budgetary programs in order to deliver improved services across the county through collaboration and partnerships. I would like to invite all stakeholders to support us in any form since from the CFSP, the task ahead is enormous but we are determined to demonstrate real transformation to ensure maximum efficiency in service delivery and value for money in all our undertakings. I take this earliest opportunity to appreciate any support towards realizing this CFSP in the form of resources, technical assistance, partnership or recommendations for alternative service delivery mechanisms.