Bungoma annual budget estimates FY 2020/21 – Final report

In summary;

• Extracts;
  • • • • Kshs 20 million per ward for Ward based projects
        • Proposed village administrators expunged
        • Kshs 10,144,000 Internet connectivity
        • Kshs 48,713,619 allocated to casuals in 3 ministries
        • 64 million for comprehensive medical cover for all County employees – NHIF
• Downloadable report (pdf)

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF BUNGOMA
SECOND COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF BUNGOMA
FOURTH SESSION
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
REPORT ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET ESTIMATES
FY 2020/2021

Extracts;

Mr. Speaker, The Bungoma County Government and Assembly Budget Estimates for the FY 2020/2021 were tabled on the floor of the House on 8th June, 2020 outside the stipulated time.The Budget Estimates were then committed to the Sector Committees for review of the budget proposals within their purview.The Budget and Appropriations Committee examined and discussed the estimates and has made recommendations which are contained in this report.

Mr. Speaker, as you are aware of Article 221 (5) of the Constitution of Kenya requires the Budget and Appropriations Committee to seek the views of the public on the budget and take their recommendations into account when finalizing this report. Due to COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant ban on public gatherings Mr. Speaker, the committee could not hold public consultations on the budget in the usual conventional manner. Instead members of the public were requested to submit written memoranda highlighting their areas of concern and key expenditure priorities. The committee reviewed all submissions that were received and has incorporated a number of recommendations in this report.

Download report here; BC ANNUAL BUDGET final report

1. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
   The Committee as constituted currently has the following members:
   1) Hon. Jack Wambulwa Chairperson
   2) Hon. Erick Wapang’ana Vice Chairperson
   3) Hon. Joseph Juma Member
   4) Hon. Meshack Simiyu Member
   5) Hon. Jane Chebet Member
   6) Hon. Martin Pepela Member
   7) Hon. Paul Wamalwa Member
   8) Hon. Joan Kirong Member
   9) Hon. Grace Sundukwa Member
   10) Hon. Sospeter Nyongesa Member
   11) Hon. Violet Makhanu Member

KEY HIGHLIGHTS IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET ESTIMATES-FY 2020/2021

1.1 RESOURCE ENVELOPE FY 2020/2021
Mr. Speaker,
In the financial year 2020/2021, Bungoma County Government intends to spend a total of Kshs. 11,835,998,884 (Eleven billion, eight hundred thirty five million, and nine hundred ninety eight thousands, eight hundred and eighty four shillings only) to finance both its recurrent and development expenditure budget.

The table below shows various sources of revenue and their contribution percentage component in the proposed budget estimates.

1.2 DEVIATION FROM THE APPROVED CFSP
Mr. Speaker, the Budget committee realized some insignificant deviations from the adopted County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) as indicated in the table below; Public Administration and Roads department slightly went above the 1 % threshold.

2.9.1 LANDS, URBAN AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
Mr. Speaker, the department has an allocation of Kshs 46,989,485 on recurrent and Kshs. 39,233,076 on development.
Recurrent budget will cater for operations in the department including salary payments of Kshs 27,635,604, Committee boards Kshs 7 million and Pre Feasibility studies Kshs 3,241,000.
Development budget has been allocated as follows:
Development /Physical planning Kshs 3,693,464.
Purchase of survey equipment Kshs 9,931,612; as per the sector committee’s report these amounts were moved to recurrent budget.
Processing of titles Kshs 7,460,000; this activity is recurrent in nature hence has been moved to recurrent budget.

Further, Acquisition of Land Kshs 10 million; Kshs 5 million is proposed to purchase land for Kapsokwony fire station, Kshs 10,000,000 for the land bank. In its resolution and as per the petition from the sector committee, Kshs 15 million was added to settle the debt for Chepkube land and the Kshs 5 million for land bank.
Ward-based projects were allocated Kshs 8,148,000.

2.9.1.2 Bungoma Municipality
The municipality has an allocation of Kshs 8,039,574 for recurrent out of which Kshs 5.5 million is KUSP (Kenya Urban support Programme) to fund capacity building of municipal board members and secretariat.
Development has Kshs 6,791,584 from the equitable share to fund some programmes as enlisted below which the municipality requested for the amounts to be moved to recurrent for ease execution of the programmes

The Kenya Urban Support Programme grant amount of Kshs. 109, 887,700 will fund Upgrading of Pamuz – Muyayi – Ndengelwa road to bitumen standard. Submission from the Chief Officer Lands however indicated that this particular road goes beyond the municipality boundaries contravening the conditions of KUSP. The municipality should consult widely and make necessary adjustment to the work plan so that Bungoma does not lose on benefitting from the grant.

2.9.1.3 Kimilili Municipality
The municipality has Kshs 8,039,575 on recurrent and Kshs 191,089,400on development. The recurrent budget has a recurrent grant of Kshs 5.5 million from KUSP.
The committee considered the sector report on recurrent allocations of the Kimilili municipality and increased their recurrent allocation by Kshs. 4,791,584to enable them operate smoothly as per their mandates.

Development work-plan has captured the following projects:

• Mkulima- Chesamisi road; Tarmacking (3km)——–Kshs 141 million
• Kimilili Kamtiong-Dreamland; Tarmacking (1km)—Kshs 50 million.

2.10 HOUSING
Mr. Speaker, the department had an allocation of Kshs 21,301,631 for recurrent budget and Kshs 34,465,248 on development.Of the recurrent budget Kshs 12,851,403 is for salaries.

The development budget Ksh 1 million will fund Sirisia County Residential estate while Kshs. 2 million will do major renovations in 24 residential houses.
The social housing program has a plan to do 1 house per ward with locally available material for the vulnerable.This committee declined the allocation since the programme is not sustainable.

2.11 PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Mr. Speaker,
The department has proposed an annual budget for financial year 2020/2021 with a total allocation of Kshs. 339,976,577. This amount includes Kshs. 8,465,248 allocated to devolved units in the sub-counties for their day to day operations.

Personnel emolument has an allocation of Kshs.240,907,510. The committee wanted to know if provision had been made towards employment of village administrators. Submission from the department revealed that the allocation had not been captured under the personnel budget yet due to limited ceiling on the department. In view of the sector committee’s report, it was resolved that wages and benefits for the proposed village administrators be expunged in toto given that the House has not yet approved their employment. Inter alia, the village administrative units are yet to be delineated/demarcated

2.5 WARD BASED PROJECTS
Mr. Speaker, the committee sourced for funds and increased allocation on Ward Based Projects’ to Kshs 20,000,000 per ward. There was an allocation of Kshs 13 million per ward in the submitted annual budget. However, the committee increased and distributed Kshs 7 million per ward as follows;

1. Agriculture 7,000,000

2. Education   32,300,000
3. Health        15,000,000
4. Trade          10,000,000
5. Lands          5,000,000
6. Roads         235,700,000
7. Water         10,000,000
Total Kshs.   315,000,000