The county assembly of Migori has approved ash 10 million budget, the highest ever since the onset of devolution amidst calls to properly appropriate the funds.
The budget will see governor Ayacko’s flagship projects implemented after his first year in office.
Currently, the county has been grappling with shortage of funds and has been making do with the budget inherited from the former regime.
Speaking at the assembly precincts moments after approving the budget, budget and appropriation committee chair Mr Graham Kagali maintained that the 2023/24 financial year was a game changer in ensuring proper service delivery is realized.
“We have set all the requisite measures to oversight the executive and ensure every penny is accou nted for unlike in the previous regime when we had issues with the auditor general.”
Graham Kagali
The Committee recommended that the overall Budget Estimates comprises of Kshs. 6,963,250, 696 (69%) in Recurrent Expenditures, Kshs 3,073,209,901(31%) in Development Expenditures.
Out of the said overall figure, the County budget will be financed as follows: Kshs. 8, 335,810,176 will come from Equitable share (CRA) and conditional grant, Kshs. 1, 100, 650, 421 from Donor funds and Locally Collected Revenue is projected at Kshs. 600,000,000.
Below is a breakdown of the multibillion county budget.
Revenue Streams For Migori County GRAND TOTAL 9,266,250,529
Total of 8,335,810,176 from Equitable share (CRA) and Conditional Grants, broken into:
- Allocation for Leasing of medical equipment
- Road Maintenance Fuel Levy
- Free Maternal Health Care
- Rehabilitation of Village Polytechnics
Total of 330,440,353 for Donor Funds divided into:
- DANIDA Grant (Universal Healthcare in Devolved System Program) 12,358,500
- IDA (World Bank) Credit for National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) 276,072,733
- EU Grant for Instrument for Devolution Advice and Support (IDEAS) 0
- IDA (World Bank) credit: Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care Project 0
- UNFPA – 9th Country Programme Implementation 0
- Sweden – Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP) II 31,009,120
- Climate Change 11,000,000
- Migori County Urban Development Grant 0
- Urban Institutional Grant 0
- NAVCDP 0
Locally Collected Revenue 600,000,000
According to the report, the grand total budget, “comprises of Ksh. 6,383,190,427 (69%) in recurrent expenditures, Ksh. 2,883,060,102 (31.11) in development expenditure.”
Here is further breakdown of the departmental allocation for both development and recurrent expenditures in their descending order with Medical Services taking the lead while the County Attorney office taking the leasr.
Governor Ayacko’s office is the 7th:
- Medical Services- Recurrent: 1,456,933,949 Development: 441,240,996 Total: 1,898,174,945
- County Assembly- Recurrent 855,472,209 Development: 50,000,000 Total: 905,472,209
- Finance and Economic Planning- Recurrent: 859,013,938 Development: 10,000,000 Total: 869,013,938
- Public Service Management- Recurrent: 744,738,274 Development: 55,000,000 Total: 799,738,274
- Roads, Transport and Public Works- Recurrent: 133,390,134 Development: 627,701,864 Total: 761,091,998
- Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Development- Recurrent: 232,830,046 Development: 442,691,854 Total: 675,521,900
- Education, Youth, Gender and Social Services- Recurrent: 582,859,473 Development: 114,400,000 Total: 697,259,473
- County Executive- Recurrent: 554,720,000 Development: 94,900,000 Total: 649,620,000
- Trade, Tourism and Cooperative- Recurrent: 166,063,345 Development: 317,251,061 Total: 483,314,406
- Public Health- Recurrent: 180,781,072 Development: 281,394,473 Total: 462,175,545
- Water and Energy: Recurrent: 166,672,934 Development: 258,379,854 Total: 425,052,788
- Lands and Housing: Recurrent: 161,517,509 Development: 80,100,000 Total: 241,617,509
- Management Environment- Recurrent: 102,227,339 Development: 110,000,000 Total: 212,227,339
- County Attorney – Recurrent: 185,970,205 Development: 185,970,205 Total: 185,970,205.
KTMN Reporter 
Meza Mwanza