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County Integrated Development Plan BARINGO COUNTY Office of the Governor, County Government of Baringo P.O. Box 53-30400 KABARNET Tel: 053-21077 Email:[email protected]/[email protected] Website: www.baringo.go.ke FIRST COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013 – 2017 KENYA TOWARDS A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND PROSPEROUS NATION AUGUST 2013 COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013-2017- COUNTY OF BARINGO Page i County Vision and Mission 1.1 Preamble This county integrated development plan captures the aspirations, values and important qualities of diverse communities in Baringo County. It also provides a roadmap of working towards those important ends over the next five years. It is the result of the collaborative effort of the people and leadership of the county led by the governor and his executive team, the county assembly and other strategic stakeholders that respect the law and existing development plans such as the MDGs and Vision 2030. 1.2 Shared vision To be the most attractive, competitive and resilient county that affords the highest standard of living and security for all its residents. 1.3 Mission To transform the livelihoods of Baringo residents by creating a conducive framework that offers quality services to all citizens in a fair, equitable and transparent manner by embracing community managed development initiatives for environmental sustainability, adaptable technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship in all spheres of life. 1.4 Core values 1. Honesty, integrity and prudent use of public resources 2. Environmental sustainability 3. Good governance, Transparency and Accountability 4. Harmonious and peaceful coexistence 5. Equitable, inclusive and People-driven leadership 6. Commitment toeam work and appreciation for diversity 7. Commitment to Results: COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013-2017- COUNTY OF BARINGO Page ii FOREWORD The constitution of Kenya 2010 establishes one of the most revolutionary changes in the country’s history with the establishment of the two tier governance system with a national government and 47 county governments. The constitution envisages that county governments shall spearhead development at the county level with a view to bridge the developmental disparities that have existed in the country since independence. Needless to point out therefore, County governments have been tasked with specific functions under the constitution, key among them agriculture, health, trade, roads, county planning so as to spur growth and create employment. H.E.Hon. Cheboi Benjamin, EBS Pursuant to the specific mandate in the Constitution 2010, the County Government is required to prepare County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) that outlines the development goals covering a period of five years. The CIDP is the first for Baringo County as it is in the other Counties and will cover the period 2013-2017. It replaces the District Development Plans, which were used to guide development with the focus at the District under the former constitutional dispensation. The Baringo CIDP has been prepared through an inclusive and a wide consultative process required by Article 10 of the Constitutiuon. Under the constitution of Kenya 2010, National and County Governments are distinct but interdependent. The County Government is composed of the Governor, County Executive Committee and County Assembly. The County Executive Committee is expected to supervise the administration and delivery of services to the County citizenery as well as conceptualize and implement policies and county legislation. The County Assembly is a legislative organ and will play an oversight role on all County public institutions including the urban areas. The County Government responsibilities and functions are specifically spelt out under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. Currently, not all functions in the fourth schedule have been transfered to the county governments. The County Government of Baringo will ensure that it has the capacity to undertake all the functions as stipulated in the fourth schedule by the end of the transition period. This will include: prudence financial management practices; build strong institutions of management of county affairs; and training and capacity building of county government staff and the County Assembly. These will be done under the legal framework established to support county governments where several laws on devolution have been enacted including; The Urban Areas and Cities Act 2011; The County Governments Act 2012; The Traansition to Devolved Government Act, 2012; The Intergovernmental Relations Act 2012 and The Public Finance Management Act, 2012. Other relevant laws that have been enacted in the different sectors to support implementation and operationalization of devolution include; the National Government Coordinating Act, 2012, and the County Governments Public Finance Management Transition Act, 2012. Programmes that focus on the youthful population, who account for the highest proportion of the population, especially addressing youth unemployment, will be implemented during the Plan period. Attention will be given to provide knowledge and skills with a bias on entrepreneurship with affordable credit to enable them engage in production of goods and services. Besides, the County Government is expected and will expand middle level colleges in the county to take advantage of opportunities in the industrial sector as the county moves towards industrialization. In addition, programmes and projects that support the agricultural sector, COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013-2017- COUNTY OF BARINGO Page iii which is the main economic activity in the county, will be aimed at transforming farming to make it more competitive and increase production per unit.Raising the profitability of farmers will not only boost the livelihoods of the county residents, but also attract the youth to join the sector, helping to also address unemployment among the youth. The County Government will also start programmes aimed at diversifying economic activities in the county. This includes value addition to agricultural produce and establishing tourism sector and a circuit in the North Rift Region. The County Government will work to attract investors in the county. Specific initiatives to establish and create an enabling environment to attract direct investments in the county will be implemented. Key projects especially the infrastructural projects will be marketed to investors to be implemented under the Public Private Partnerships. This will also address the financing gaps for projects in the county. Finally, I call upon the residents of the County of Baringo to commit towards the development process outlined in this Plan. This is the beginning of a new phase that will see the transformation of the county, improve the quality of life of the residents and as such all the stakeholders in the county must work together to ensure that the Plan’s objectives are realized. H.E.Hon. Cheboi Benjamin, EBS Governor, Baringo County COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013-2017- COUNTY OF BARINGO Page iv AKNOWLEDGEMENTS The first County Integrated development Plan for County of Baringo was prepared with the support and generous contribution of many individuals and organizations. Our County Executive Committee would wish to appreciate the role played by these individuals and institutions. Special thanks go to the following; Acting Executive Committee Member for Finance Hon. Wesley Keitany,and all the respective County Executive Committee Members; Hon. Emily Cherogony,Hon Edwin Riamangura, Hon Caroline Lentupuru Hon. Sadalla Lillian, Hon. Dr. Andrew Kwonyike, Hon. Geoffrey Bartenge, Hon. Job Tomno, Hon. Moses Atuko,Consultants Julius Barno, Benjamin Sogomo and Felix Kiptum, and Kiprono Kosgei,County Development Planning Officer. Other members of staff at the planning department who played a key role incude Mr. Simiyu Peter Nalanda, Daniel K. Koech, Waweru James,. Brian Cheruiyot, Michael Ngetich, Solomon Kimuna among others. We are also indebted to our partners USAID for their immense contribution financially and materially, as without them the process could have stalled. We are also thankful to the Honorable members of the Baringo County Assembly led by the Hon. Speaker Mr. Kamket William who actively participated in the Public consultative forums and adoption of the Plan. The role of the various stakeholders including government departments, civil society organizations, community members and the private sector would not go unnoticed. Our appreciation also goes to the community members who participated in this process thereby ensuring that we are in conformity with article 10 of the constitution. We particularly thank the County Directors of various departments for the valuable role they played in sensitizing the community aspirations and linking them to priority programmes and projects. The Ministry of Devolution and Planning played a key role by preparing the guidelines and County Development Profiles that has been borrowed heavily in doing this work and thus instrumental in preparation of this Plan. To those who were involved, we salute you as we acknowledge that the greater challenge lies in the actual implementation of this Plan. We call on you to continue with the same support as we deliver the the programmes and projects documented herein, and as we contribute towards attaining the priorities of the county including the Millenium Development Goals and Vision 2030 which is the country’s long term development blueprint that aims
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