FOREWORD This County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (BROP), prepared in accordance with the Public Financial Management Act, 2012 is the Second to be prepared by the County Government. It presents the recent economic developments and actual fiscal performance of the FY 2013/2014 and outlook of the FY2014/15 & 2015/16. The Paper also provides an…
The formulation of the National Policy and Action Plan on Human Rights marks an important milestone in the national strive towards the fulfilment, respect, observance, promotion and protection of human rights. The National Policy and Action Plan gives effect to Chapter Four of the Constitution, which is the legal and constitutional framework on human rights…
At the time of independence in 1963 Poverty, disease, and ignorance were identified as some of the critical challenges facing the new nation of Kenya. While an appreciable degree of success has been achieved in the areas such as education, progress in reducing poverty and providing healthcare has been at a more modest degree. Fifty…
BACKGROUND This Budget Review and Outlook Paper (BROP) is the first one to be prepared under the County Government of Makueni since the formation of the County Government following the March, 2013 General Elections based on the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Under the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 Section 118 each County Government is required…
Before the establishment of the East Africa Protectorate, present day Kenya was a conglomeration of over forty different ethnic groups with distinct cultural value systems, and no semblance of statehood. The encroachment of European settlement in the late 1800s and subsequent colonization led to the development of a state that acted as a tribute-taker and…
A Policy framework for Science, Technology and Innovation (Draft)
Kenya aspires to become a globally competitive country offering high quality of life to all her citizens by the year 2030. Indeed, the social, economic and political pillars of the Kenya Vision 2030 are anchored on existence of a skilful, productive, competitive and adaptive human resource base. Further, the Constitution advocate for decent work, whereby…
The Kenyan economy has continued to register a positive GDP growth rate from 2003 achieving the highest growth rate of 7% in 2007. However, for the country to become a globally competitive and prosperous nation, an average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 10 per cent per annum should be achieved over the next…
Kenya adopted the first National Drug Policy (KNDP) in 1994, concurrently with the Health Policy Framework (KHPF), to guide much- needed reform on pharmaceuticals. However implementation of the KNDP was severely hampered by subsequent lack of the requisite legal, administrative and financial support. Over the years, the urgency to reform the sector steadily increased, as…
Sessional Paper No 10 of 2012 on Kenya Vision 2030