The Kenya Constitution, 2010, provides for two distinct and interdependent levels of government – the national and the county governments. The County Government Act, 2012 states that each county shall prepare a County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) which shall be the basis for all budgeting and spending of public funds. It also states that a county government shall plan for the county and no public funds shall be appropriated outside a planning framework developed by the county executive committee and approved by the county assembly.

The annual development plan elaborates the implementation of the CIDP in 5 phased annual implementation plans. This is the first annual development plan for the county.

The Plan is divided into three chapters as follows;

• Chapter one provides the background description of the County in terms of its area, administrative locations, main physical features, settlement patterns as well as summary of data essential for making informed decisions while planning for development.
• Chapter Two provides a review of the County as well as insights into the major development challenges facing the County and cross cutting issues to be addressed during the year.
• Chapter Three forms the core of the plan and is prepared along the lines of the County departments. It indicates priorities, strategies, programmes and projects proposed to overcome the development challenges identified in chapter two.

ALIDAN MBINDA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER – FINANCE & PLANNING