Finance and Economic Planning > CFSP > 2018-19 FY CFSP > COUNTY FISCAL POLICY > CFSP Alignment to Budget Policy Statement

The county CFSP’s strategic priorities and policy goals have been aligned to the national Budget Policy Statement (BPS) 2018. Over the medium term, growth is projected to increase by more than 7.0 percent due to investments in strategic areas under “The Big Four” Plan, namely: increasing the share of manufacturing sector to GDP; ensuring all citizens enjoy food security and improved nutrition by 2022; expanding universal health coverage; and delivering at least 500,000 affordable housing units. These big four areasclassify the national strategic priorities and policy goals intofive broad Thematic Areas, namely;

i)Creating conducive business environment for investment and job Creation;

ii)Investing in infrastructure to unlock growth potential;

iii)Investing in sectoral transformation for food security and broad based sustainable economic growth;

iv)Investirg in quality and accessible socidl services (health, education a d social safuty net); and

v)Consolidating gains in devolution for services delivery and enhanced rural development.