THE COUNCIL MONTHLY COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS SECRETARIAT PUBLICATION SEPTEMBER 2016 THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BUDGET AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL (IBEC) MEETING. By Eunice Fedha n Wednesday 28th Sep- ing will be 5% of the last audited INSIDE THIS ISSUE: tember 2016, the Council County revenue and payable with- O of Governors Chairman, in a year, and repayment terms of Committee Updates 3 H.E Peter Munya, the Chair of the the loans are to be as those of the 4th Annual Devolution 11 Finance Committee of the Council, National Government. Conference H. E Wycliffe Oparanya accompa- County Government Expenditure nied by H.E Prof. Kivutha Kibwana, Devolution Warrior 12 H.E Isaac Ruto, H.E Sospeter Awards Ojaamong, H.E William Kabogo, H.E Devolution Torch 13 Moses Lenolkulal and H.E Alex Tol- gos attended the Intergovernmen- Press Statement 14 tal Budget and Economic Council Hansard Report 16 (IBEC) meeting was hosted by the Vice President H.E William Ruto. The meeting which was also at- tended by National Treasury, Cen- @kenyagovernors tral Bank of Kenya(CBK), Office of the Attorney General, Auditor Gen- eral, CRA, SRC, Controller of budg- et, Ministry of Devolution and Plan- www.cog.go.ke ning, Ministry of Health, IGRTC, Deputy President William Ruto consult- ing with Council of Governors Chair H.E Senate and the National Assembly Peter Munya during the IBEC Meeting. sort to resolve pending issues in- cluding; the Short term Borrowing, Ceilings will be implemented sub- Council of Governors– Kenya County Government Expenditure ject to confirmation from the At- ceiling, County Pension, Assets and torney General on the amendment Liabilities Vocational Training and of the PFM act by an annual. IBEC Road Maintenance Fuel Levy, Free is to seek the AG’s interpretation Maternity Issue and IFMIS. on the amendment to Section 107 @council ofgovernors of the PFMA law within a week. County Governments can now ac- Pending this clarification, the Con- cess overdrafts at CBK with guaran- troller of Budget is expected to tee from the National treasury fol- approve allocations to counties @council ofgovernors-Kenya lowing the approval of the borrow- within the legal threshold ing guidelines by IBEC. The borrow- COUNCIL THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS MONTHLY SECRETARIAT PUBLICA T I O N Page 2 Upon passing of the roads bill, the issues of reporting and provision of work plans to the ministry will be resolved. The Kenya Gazette supplement also defined County Roads as roads in Classes D, E, F and G. KRB is required to disburse the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) as a Conditional Grant to Excellency Governors during the IBEC Meeting County Governments in accord- ance with the County Allocation of Revenue Act. provided for under the current to facilitate the expeditious and The Ministry of health reported CARA and parallel exercise to efficient transfer of Assets and that they have redesigned the be done within 30 or 45 days. Liabilities. A gazette notice was free maternal care programme to Furthermore, the legal com- approved by IBEC to allow for LINDA MAMA programme; a mittee of IBEC was tasked to the setting up of County Audit health insurance programme to ensure that regulation 25 is Committees and Inter Agency be implemented by the National amended as soon as possible Committee on Assets and Liabili- Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). to remove challenges experi- ties (IACAL) for quality control. The Ministry has already disbursed enced in the implementation IGTRC was tasked to engage the KSHS.898m to Counties in contin- process. existing auditors in the counties ued support for the programme. A mechanism that will guaran- and ensure that the entire pro- This payment comes ahead of the tee the pensions of the County cess should be complete by first quarter of the 2016/2017 Fi- March 2017. Governments employees nancial year and following the which must be anchored by Vocational training centers are a President Uhuru Kenyatta’s di- law was proposed. That the CS devolved function however the rective to cushion the devolved National Treasury is expected National Government to provide units from financial costs associat- to convene a meeting with all conditional grants to the County ed from running the programme stakeholders to finalise on the Governments to support con- at the beginning of the Financial report on pensions. Senate struction and equipping of insti- Year. County Governments are committed to fast track the bill tutions. Capitation for manage- expected to receive pending 1.4 and pass it into law within ment of VTC to be given as con- billion for the Financial Year three months so that the Pen- ditional grant and set aside in 2014/2015 by December for Mater- sion can be anchored on a the National budget to cater for nity Health care. It was agreed scheme that is entrenched by these institutions as envisaged that Council of Governors to sub- law. mit two names (Male and Female) under Article 202(2) of the Con- to the Ministry for the appoint- A general transfer of all assets stitution. The National Govern- ment into the boards of both and liability of local authorities ment was tasked to develop the KEMSA and NHIF respectively. in respective County Govern- curriculum and train the tutors ments and audit of all assets for TIVETs to ensure standards and liability will be undertaken are maintained. COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS SECRETARIAT PUBLICA T I O N Page 3 COMMITTEE UPDATES AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE THE SIXTH AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION FORUM (AGRF) The Agriculture CEC’s at- Deliberations and panel announced his govern- tended the sixth African discussions were held to ment’s commitment to Green Revolution Forum realize the goals laid out invest US $200 million (AGRF) that was held in in the 2014 Malabo Dec- so at least 150,000 Nairobi County from 5th to laration and United Na- young farmers and 9th September, 2016 which tions Sustainable Devel- young agriculture en- attracted more than 1500 opment Goals. AGRF trepreneurs can gain Vision delegates from 40 coun- 2016 was centered on access to markets, fi- tries. This year’s AGRF several thematic discus- nance and insurance. To have prosperous and democratice summit was hinged on the sions based on the trans- counties delivering campaign slogan ‘’Seize formative agenda aimed The AGRF partners in- services to every the Moment “which was at revolutionizing agri- tend to build on the Kenyan. launched in cognizance of culture. momentum established Mission the progress made by Afri- at AGRF2016 by devel- Benchmark of can states in building a H.E. President Kenyatta oping a work plan that excellence in foundation for agriculture put forth concrete pro- will tie together the devolution that is non- renaissance. posals that included a most important mo- partisan; providing a supporting pillar for call for governments to ments and forums County Government as The AGRF is a multi- refresh multi-year plans of the African agricul- a platform for stakeholder forum for agriculture develop- ture community to se- consultation, information sharing, bringing together a di- ment; a push to mo- cure further commit- capacity building, verse range of influen- bilize a combination of ments to “Seize the performance tial change agents from US $400 billion in public Moment” and ensure management and dispute resolution. across the African agri- and private sector re- progress. This will be culture landscape and sources; and an effort to key to realizing trans- Core Values around the world in- put in place the conti- formative agenda in Professionalism cluding African Heads of nental agricultural trans- the agriculture sector Independence state, global business formation scorecard and sustainability in Equality and Equity Cooperation leaders, ministers, farm- that would measure and agriculture production visionary ers and farmer organiza- track all commitments to and food security in tions. Also present were ensure they trigger ac- tandem with the Sus- business firms, financial tion. H.E. President Ken- tainable Development institutions, civil society yatta stepped forward Goals. groups and scientists, as as one of the first cham- well as international de- pions of the “Seize the velopment and tech- Moment” campaign, nical partners. committing himself to deliver this agenda. He COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS SECRETARIAT PUBLICA T I O N Page 4 URBAN COMMITTEE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN COUNTIES By Anne Mukii of the citizens, officials, local planners and experts. The Kenya SymbioCity programme will also increase the self-confidence of urban stakeholders in the pilot counties and help them discover that solutions to urban development challenges lies with them The workshop participants were taken through the ex- pected results from the Kenya SymbioCity programme includ- Group Photo of Participants of the SymbioCity Programme Kick– Off Workshop. ing understanding of the seed fund, capacity building oppor- tunities and scope of technical he Kenya SymbioCity societal values and aspirations assistance that will accrue programme held the for future development. The from the programme; the im- T first joint planning thrust of the approach is the plementation arrangement in- workshop for the seven pilot use of a holistic multi sectoral cluding the responsibilities of Counties namely Kitui, Meru, conceptual model that consid- the pilot county and other Nakuru, Kakamega, Trans ers the urban systems, the insti- stakeholders in the county, the Nzoia, Kisumu and Homa Bay tutional dimensions, and sus- pilot coordinator, as well as on the 7th -9th,September tainability elements in formulat- SymbioCity programme, in- 2016 at Boma Inn Hotel, in ing solutions for urban develop- cluding the mechanisms for Eldoret. ment. financial management; and Ap- preciation of the SymbioCity The seven counties were se- The workshop drew inspiration methodology and localizing lected based on their poten- from the application of the the approach to the Kenyan tial to bring about transfor- SymbioCity approach in other context including elaborate mation in accordance with countries, such as in Mazabuka description of activities at each the SymbioCity Methodology in Zambia and Palu-Boras in In- stage, work-plan development, that aims at creating sustain- donesia.