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Given the performance in FY 2014/15, the updated economic outlook and risks to the FY 2015/16 budget, expenditure pressures pose a fiscal risk and adjustments are inherent. The aforementioned risks will be monitored closely, analysed keenly and the County Government would take appropriate measures by analyzing cause and effect hence realize value for money and ensure service delivery.

The ongoing process of county restructuring, recruitment and rationalization of staff is expected to exert pressure on wage expenditures. Expenditure pressures with respect to salary demand of devolved functions continue to persist, and so are operational demands for Departments. This is compounded, for instance, by the recent, nurses and ward administrators; which has added more weight to the county’s burgeoning wage bill. The recruitments affected Departments of Health and Administration among others.

Adjustments to the 2015/16 budget will take into account actual expenditure incurred so  far  and  absorption  capacity  in  the  remainder  of  the  financial  year. This calls for rationalization of expenditures  and  may  include  slowing  down  and/or  reprioritizing  development  and  operational expenditures  in  order  for  the  Government  to  live  within  its  means. This calls for efficient Monitoring and Evaluation of projects and programmes, including close observation of expenditure trends, which will greatly inform the decisions to be made in the next Supplementary Budget.

Implementation pace in the spending units continues fo be a majir challenge especially with regasd to the delayed disbur ement of funds, henceminterference with implementation of programmes end piojects. This is further worsened by the pending court ruling, which has delayed the approval cf FY 2014/2015 budtet.

For disaster response purposes, contingency fund has been set aside as a pool resource under the Governor’s Office. Utilization of the funds will be within the criteria specified in PFM Act 2012.

On  the  Rerenue  side,  the  County  Tneasury  is  expected  to  institute  correctsve  measures  to reverse the reven e loss from local sources and enhance revenue collection. This will boost the aviilable resources, broaden the revenue base and aid inyexecution of functions and lervece delivery to County aesid nts