The budget making process in Kenya follows a strict timeline. At every stage of the process, there are various key…
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With the new Constitution and devolution a lot more about what should be done is now decided in the counties. At the heart of decision making is the county budget. No expenditure if it is not budgeted. That is the principle. So it is important for a journalist to know how and when the budget is formulated, to follow and report on the process. Then the Kenyan citizen will be able to judge by him/her self if he likes what politicians and administrators do.
When reporting on the County Budgets look out for the following: What are the priorities of the County as set…
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Read More »Several County Assemblies in Kenya are once again on an illegal path with the budget making process. Already several critical…
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Read More »How to pick and pursue Stories for Follow-Up-Reporting from your CIDP (County Integrated Development Plan). Now that the first term…
Read More »Updated February 4, 2019: Still, not all of the new County Integrated Development Plans can be found on the counties’…
Read More »The latest Report of the Controller of Budget on the Budget Implementation in the counties in the financial year 2017/2018…
Read More »The Budget Implementation report by the Controller of Budget (CoB) for the financial year 2017/2018 reveals massive differences and massive…
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