It is with great pleasure that the County Treasury presents the County Budget Reviewand Outlook Paper (CBROP) for West Pokot County government for the FY 2017/18.This report has been prepared in line with Section 118 of The Public FinanceManagement Act, 2012 which requires every County Government to prepare andsubmit a County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP).The CBROP provides an analysis of the details of the actual fiscal performance in theprevious year compared to the budget appropriation for that year, the updatedeconomic and financial forecasts with sufficient information to show changes from theforecasts in the most recent County Fiscal Strategy Paper. It also provides a descriptionof how actual financial performance for the previous financial year may have affectedcompliance with the fiscal responsibility principles, or the financial objectives in theCounty Fiscal Strategy Paper .Further, it sets indicative ministerial ceilings for FY2019/20 in line with key sector strategic objectives and priorities as set out in theCounty Integrated Development Plan (2018-2022)and the Governors Manifesto.Our commitment is to ensure that we realize the Countys goal of reducing povertyand creating employment by focusing our expenditure on high impact projects andprograms. In this regard, the need for continued fiscal discipline through strategicplanning, efficient resource management and prudent utilization of public resources isemphasized.

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