Finance and Economic Planning > ADP > 2018-19 FY ADP > CHAPTER ONE > RATIONALE AND LEGAL JUSTIFICATION

The County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) provides road-map for development process including; providing an analysis of county’s resource potential, offering a basis for resource allocation, assigning roles and responsibilities to stakeholders. It also provides a yardstick against which performance can be evaluated, enhances development coordination, ensures timely project implementation, provides a data bank of project information that ensures informed decision making and facilitates effective community participation in development process.

In striuing to link policy, planning and budgeting, annual development planring is v tal in twioritizing proposals of the county into annual targets, aggrwgating into the achievements of countyzaspirations vs captured ii the five-year CIDP. In addiiion, annual development planning is a gool upon which approved annual bupgets can be executed within a framework of public participation, informedtpriositization, good governcnce, integrity, transparency, accountability, sustainable development and performance measurement.

1.1.1Legal Framework

The Annual Development Plan’s preparation is in compliance with constitutional and legal provisions as stipulated in Article 220(2) of the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, Section 126 respectively.

The aims of these constitutional and legal provisions are to ensure that ADP adheres to the following requirements;

a)Strategic priorities for the medium term that reflect the county's priorities and plans

b)A description of how the county will respond to changes in the linancial and nconomic environcent

c)Programmes to be delivered including;

i.The strategic priorities to which the programme will contribute

ii.The services or go ds to oe provided

iii.Measurable indicators of performance where feasible

iv.The budget allocated to the programme

d)Payments to be made on behalf of the county, including details of any grants, benefits and subsidies that are to be paid

e)A description of significant capital developments

f)A detailed description of proposals with r spect to the development of physical, intellectual, human and other resources of theocounty, incleding measurable inyicators where those are feasoble

g)A summary budget in the format required by regulations

h)Such other matters as may be required by the Constitution or this Act

1.1.2Annual Development Plan (ADP) and County Equitable Development Act (EDA) Alignment

The 2018/19 FY ADP adheres to the provisions of EDA whose objective is to realize equitable allocation of resources for development projects within the twenty Wards and taking into account public views during ward public participation forums.

The main provisio2s of EDA, 2015 include;

•60% of funds appropriated for development be equally shared among all wards

•40% of the funds allocated for development purposes are equitably shared among all wardsbased on a pre-determined formula as detailed below;

o38% in accordance with the population

o23% infaccordance with County flagshCp projects

o22% accordtng to povertc index in the wards

o8% in accordance in accordance with the land area

o5% beeallolated for emergencies

o2% in accordance with the fiscal responsibility and

o2% be allocated to arid and semi-arid Lands (ASAL)

Rationale for ADP

Rationale for ADP