Kenya County Budget Training Workshop Materials for Facilitators and Participants

Jul 26, 2013

Updated May 2017 | By International Budget Partnership Kenya

These Kenya County Budget Training manuals provide a series of participatory exercises for trainers and participants who wish to advance their understanding of the role of county governments and national government in managing public funds under the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012.

The exercises within these training manuals are designed to help participants understand that good budget decisions are based on reasonable justifications and public deliberation about those justifications; and the importance of relative changes and comparisons in conducting budget analysis, especially with regards to prioritization.

The entire workshop has four modules and each module has two to three sessions with specific task objectives. The guides below offer an introduction to the manuals for facilitators and participants. The rest of the materials available for download are organized by workshop module.

Kenya County Budget Training Manuals by Module

Module 1

What are Counties Responsible For?

Module 2

County Planning and Budgeting Processes

Module 3

Revenue Sharing

Module 4

Implementation and Audit

Module 1: What are Counties Responsible For?

Facilitator Manual

Introduction: Counties Slash Healthcare Budgets?

Duration: 45 minutes

Session 1: Review of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution

TasksRelated DocumentsVideo
Task 1.1

Responsibilities of National Government and Counties
Duration: 45 minutes

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  1. Agriculture Fisheries and Food Authority Act No. 13 of 2013 »
  2. Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2014 »
  3. Basic Education Act No14 of 2013 »
  4. Basic Education Regulations 2015 »
  5. IBP Kenya Budget Brief: First Do No Harm: Is Government Minding Our Health As it Devolves? »
  6. IBP Kenya Budget Brief: How Much-Money is Tied up in State Corporations? »
  7. Constitution of Kenya, 2010 »
  8. County Early Childhood Education Bill, 2014 »
  9. Energy Bill, 2015 »
  10. Forest Conservation and Management Bill, 2015 »
  11. Health Bill 2015 »
  12. Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Act No. 17, 2013 »
  13. Kenya Roads Bill, 2015 »
  14. Legal Notice, 2016: Transition of Government, Constitution of Kenya »
  15. Report of the Presidential Taskforce on Parastatal Reforms »
  16. Reproductive Health Care Bill, 2014 »
  17. Transition Authority, Transfer of Functions, Kenya Supplement No. 116 »
  18. Transition Authority Legal Notice No. 33 »
  19. Water Bill, 2014 »
  20. Who’s In Charge? Devolution May Fail Without Clear Division Of Roles »
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Task 1.2

A Closer Look at Functions According to the Fourth Schedule
Duration: 1 hour

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Task 1.3

The August 2013 Gazette Notice on Transfer of Functions
Duration: 30 minutes

Task 1.3A

The April 2016 Gazette Notice on Clarification of Functions
Duration: 15 minutes

Task 1.4

Interlude: An Application to Nyeri
Duration: 15 minutes

Session 2 : County Priorities and County Planning

TasksRelated Documents
Task 1.5

A Look at Your County’s Data
Duration: 1 hour

 

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  1. DHS 47 Counties Fact Sheet »
  2. Exploring Kenya Inequality KNBS/SID Baringo county »
  3. Bright Lights, Big Cities Measuring National and Subnational Economic Growth in Africa from Outer Space, with an Application to Kenya and Rwanda »
  4. CRA Recommendation on Equitable Revenue Sharing, November 2014 »

 

Task 1.6

Reflecting on your County’s Plan
Duration: 45 minutes

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  1. Baringo County Annual Development Plans and County Integrated Development Plan »

 

Task 1.7

Interlude: an Application: Embu Story
Duration: 15 minutes

Session 3: County Revenues

TasksRelated DocumentsVideo
Task 1.8

Reviewing County Revenue Sources
Duration: 30 minutes

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  1. Controller of Budget Implementation Reports »
  2. County Allocation of Revenue Bills/Acts »
  3. Division of Revenue Acts »
  4. CRA recommendations »
  5. IBP Kenya Division of Revenue Memo for Parliament »
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Module 2: County Planning and Budgeting Process

Facilitator Manual

Session 1: Overview of the Budgeting Process

TasksRelated DocumentsVideo
Task 2.1

Mapping the County Budget Process and Key Kenyan Budget Documents
Duration: 45 minutes

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  1. IBP Kenya Budget Calendar »
  2. County Governments Regulations Legal Notice No 35 »
  3. Public Finance Management Act 18 of 2012 »
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Session 2: How to Read Key Budget Documents and Understanding Key Budget Documents

TasksRelated DocumentsVideo
Task 2.2A

Understanding County Fiscal Strategy Papers
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

 

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  1. Baringo County Budget Documents »
  2. National Government Budget Documents »
  3. How to Read and Use Kenya’s Budget Policy Statement and a County Fiscal Strategy Paper »

 

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Task 2.2B

Understanding the County Budget Review and Outlook Paper
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

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  1. Baringo County Budget Documents »
  2. National Government Budget Documents »
  3. How to Read and Use Kenya’s Budget Review and Outlook Paper »

 

Task 2.3

Understanding County Budgets: Twenty Questions about your County Budget
Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes

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  1. Baringo County Budget Documents »
  2. Elgeyo Marakwet Budget »
  3. West Pokot Budget »
  4. National Government Budget Documents »

 

Session 3: Responsibilities of Citizens Under the Constitution and Legislation

TasksRelated Documents
Task 2.4

Recommendations for Effective Public Participation
Duration: 2 hours

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  1. Toward Public Participation in the County Budget Process in Kenya: Principles and Lessons from the Former Local Authority Service Delivery Action Program (LASDAP)
  2. Public Participation in Kenya: County Budget and Economic Forums – Principles and Options »
  3. County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012 »
  4. Urban Areas and Cities Act, 2012 »
  5. Institute of Social Accountability & Another v. National Assembly & 4 Others (2015) »
  6. Robert N Gakuru & Another v. Governor Kiambu County & 3 Others (2013) »
  7. Tyson Ng’etich & Another v. Governor, Bomet County Government & 5 Others »

 


Module 3: Revenue Sharing

Session 1: Reviewing Revenue Distribution by the National Government

TasksRelated DocumentsVideo
Task 3.1

Reviewing Revenue Distribution by the National Government
Duration: 1 hour

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  1. A Measure of Fairness (Video) »
  2. Mitwa’s Dilemma (Video) »
  3. Baringo County Budget Documents »
  4. Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) Recommendations »
  5. Senate Hansard »
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Session 2: Improving How we Distribute Revenues at the National and County Level

TasksRelated Documents
Task 3.2

Improving How we Distribute Revenues at the National and County Level
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

 

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  1. Meru County, Ward Development Act, 2015 »
  2. Baringo County Wards Development Fund Act, 2015 »
  3. Kisumu County Wards Development Fund Bill 2014 »
  4. Nakuru Wards Development Fund Bill, 2014 »

 


Module 4: Implementation and Audit

Session 1: 7 Questions about your County Implementation Report

TasksRelated DocumentsVideo
Task 4.1

7 Questions about your County Implementation Report
Duration: 1 hour and 35 minutes

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  1. Baringo County Budget Documents »
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Session 2: Reading and Understanding County Audit Reports

TasksRelated DocumentsVideo
Task 4.2

Reading and Understanding County Audit Reports
Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes

 

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  1. County Government Audit Reports »
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These manuals can be used by anyone, but proper credit should be given as with any regular IBP publication to the International Budget Partnership. For questions about the use of the materials, please contact Jason Lakin at [email protected].

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