- County Government of Marsabit

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF MARSABIT
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT
P.O. BOX 75-60500
MARSABIT
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORUM FOR A BUDGET MAKING
PROCESS
FY 2015-2016
NORTH HORR WARD
A REPORT:PREPARED ON 7TH FEB,2015
NORTH HORR WARD
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORUM FOR A BUDGET MAKING PROCESS FY 20152016:HELD ON 7TH FEB: VENUE SUB COUNTY OFFICE NORTH HORR
Introduction and overview
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution and subsequent legislation, such as the County Governments Act 2012 and
the Public Finance Management Act, require public participation in matters of public finance. Kenyans
have deep and longstanding concerns about the ways in which resources have been distributed
throughout the country. Many regions and communities feel that they have been excluded by a strong
central regime. The antidote in the 2010 Constitution is, on the one hand, devolution of power to lower
levels of government and, on the other hand, an attempt to open up institutions at all levels and increases
the opportunities for public participation, as well as greater checks by new bodies, such as the Controller
of Budget.
It follows from this that public participation is in part about aligning the needs and demands of the
public more closely with the choices of government officials. This suggests that public participation
must occur at the formulation and approval stages of the budget, when priorities are being set. At this
stage, public participation can enhance decision making by bringing information about public needs to
the attention of policymakers as they prioritize their spending. This can lead to more equitable
distribution of resources.
At the same time, concerns about corruption and failure to account for resources during the course of
budget implementation suggest that public participation in Kenya is also important during budget
execution and when budget performance is evaluated. The public has an oversight role to play that
complements the County Assembly and other bodies. Information that the public holds about the
effectiveness of public spending on the ground can help inform the oversight process and improve
budget implementation. We conclude from this that public participation is essential at all stages of the
budget process. This report was prepared following a public participation forum in North Horr ward for
the Budget making process FY 2015-2016.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS:
1. Introduction/Registration of the participants by ward admin.
2. Purpose of the meeting.
3. Functions of each department be explained.
4. Reading of the previous year’s budget 2013-2014 and 2015-2016.
5. Qns and answer session/ any concerns raised.
6. Budget priorities setting from each Centers, Galas, Elbeso, Qorqa, Malabot & North horr.
Present officials
1. Paul Jalla-Sub County Admin.
2. Diko Fora- Deputy Sub County Admin.
3. Ali Katelo - Ward Admin.
4. Dr. Boru Okotu- Health Services
5. Jirm Halake – Trade & enterprise development
– Culture & social services
6. Galgallo Okotu
6. Hon. Sora Guyo - C/REP North Horr ward
Participants Lists
1. Mamo Elema - Malabot
11. Chiri Ibrae –
2. Jaldo Dida
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12. Kimanzi Godana
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22. Budha Yattani
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3. Umuro Elema
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13. Haro Guyo
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23. Badaqe Ibrae
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4. Boru Wolde
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14. Roba Katelo
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24. Isacko Umuro
5. Guyo Kuchura
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15. Galgallo Gollo
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25. Roba Gonne-
6. Barille Huqa- North Horr
16. Ibrae
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26. Wario Mukhe
7. Doko Yatani
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17. Duba Boru-
8. Jarso Bora
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9. Adano Kaki
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10. Kame Budha
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Bonaya
North Horr
21. Umuro Boru- El beso
El Isaqo mala
Galas
El boru maga
Qorqa
27. Omar Ahmed
Chari Gollo
18. Gindole dabello
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28. Madina Mata
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19. Abudho For a
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29. Ali Adhow
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20. Ibrae Damocha
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30.
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Galas
1. Introduction/Registration of participants
Agenda of the day was set in motion by the ward administrator, Mr. Ali katello, who welcomed the
participants. He thanked them for coming and apologized for the short notice, an elder was asked to
open the meeting with a word of prayer. After introduction of the participants, Mr. Ali invited the Sub
county Administrator to introduce other Guests and also to bring on the next agenda item, which was the
purpose of the visit.
2. Purpose of the meeting- Mr. Jalla welcomed the participants and introduced the other officials who
were present.Mr Jalla invited the County Representative North Horr to address the gathering. The
C/Rep Hon. Sora invited the participants to take advantage of this opportunity to set their priorities for
vital development agendas. The Administrator ,Mr. Jalla, explained to the participants how the new
constitution 2010, which ushered in the principle of devolved Governance system, has empowered the
Citizenry to have a stake on how resources and other policy issues will be handled by the critical mass
of the people. He highlighted the purpose of the forum, went on to emphasize the importance of Public
participation and that it was a requirement of the law for them to be involved in a Budget making
process at the beginning of every financial year.
3. The functions of each County Departments
The participants were given the insights into all the County Departments’ functions and mandates,
including the Office of Public Service Board. This was for the participants to make an informed choices
on sectoral areas from which those priority projects can be flag shipped. The officers presented the
departments and gave a very informative update on the functions of each department. The participants
were enlighten on the County Government structure and as its core mandate is desire for an efficient
and effective system of service delivery. The participants were challenged to know all the line ministries
within the county structure and also target all for the development agendas. Mr. Galgallo from Culture
& social services department also gave his remarks, he highlighted to the participants the pilot County
Social Protection programme that will support the vulnerable members of the society. He also confirmed
the list of beneficiaries in North Horr as valid and deserving cases. Mr Galgallo also reiterated the vision
of the County Government to scale this intervention to include a larger group of beneficiaries.
4. Reading of the previous years Budgeted development projects
This was done by the duo of Dr. Boru Okotu who read to the participants the earmarked projects for
lapsed year 2013-14 FY, and also Mr. Jirm who read the projects earmarked for the current FY 201415.This elicited a lot of concerns from the participants, who were advised by Mr. Jalla to note their
point of concern on the read projects and give feedback which formed the next agenda item, thus Qns
and Ans. Session.
5. Question and Answer session/Concerns
There were flurry of questions from various centers, as pertains mainly, to the manner in which
projects were handled by the contractors without any proper consultations and official launching of the
project to the residents. The concern was why the Appropriate Business Technology Centre, Initially
earmarked for North Horr was diverted to Dukana. The County Rep and Mr. Jalla were tasked to follow
up on the same and give a feedback at another date. There was concern on project launch and handing
over, since this is critical to create some form of rapport with the locals and to create a sense of
ownership and buy in. Specific concerns raised were as follows;1)
Tendering system to consider youth/women/disable persons.
6. Budget priorities setting for the FY 2015-2016
The major Centers under North Horr ward;- Galas, Elbeso, Malabot, Qorqa & North Horr. The
participants were organized into 5 zones and a focus group deliberation, to discuss their priorities. This
exercise will inform the required development projects for the budget making exercise-thus FY 20152016, where already a meeting of all the centers residents were conducted to gather their priority areas
for next years’ development agenda. This was adhered to by most Centers and in fact some came
prepared with a written Memorandum. The following Table gives a breakdown of each Centers’
priorities as wished by the residents of North Horr ward.
NORTH HORR WARD 2015/2016 ESTIMATE BUDGET SUMMARY
PRIORITY PROJECTS LISTED AS PER CENTRES
CENTRES
NORTH HORR CENTRE
PRIORITY PROJECTS
ESTIMATED COST
HEALTH

Construction and equiping of
North Horr Health Centre
14M
WATER

North Horr Town water piping
system
5m
EDUCATION

ECD class, kitchen,store at
N/horr, Russo & Helmer pry sch.
TOURISM/SOCIAL
SERVICES
GALAS CENTRE

North Horr Baraza Park
/Stadium
Sub Total
5.1m
4.9m
29M
WATER
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HEALTH
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ROAD

Drilling of Gas community
Bore hole for Town supply
Equiping of Gas Bore hole with
Solar system
Water piping works at Gas water
supply
Drilling of a Borehole El Boru
Magado
Equiping of El Boru Magado
Bore hole with Solar systems
4m
Upgrading of Gas Dispensary to
a Health Centre
6M
Upgrading of Gas/Barambate
Road
SUB TOTAL
4m
2M
4m
3m
2m
25.0M
MALABOT CENTRE
WATER
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
ROAD
EDUCATION
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Equiping of Malabot Bore hole
with Solar systems
Construct a storage Tank &
piping at Malabot
Spot improvement on
Goricha/Malabot/wormo/kurawa
road
4m
3m
2M
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Malabot ECD Kitchen, store &
Furniture
1.5m
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Fencing of Malabot Dispensary
1.5m
HEALTH
SUB TOTAL
ELBESO CENTRE
WATER

Desilting of Elbeso water pan
12.0M
3M

EDUCATION
ECD classroom, kitchen,
3M
foodstore & furnitures
HEALTH

Dispensary Construction at El
beso
SUB TOTAL
QORQA CENTRE
WATER
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Improvement of shallow wells at
Qorqa Diqa
Construction of water tank at
Qorqa borehole
3.5M
9.5M
2M
2M
1.5m

ECD Classroom
EDUCATION
NORTH HORR WARD
SUB TOTAL
5.5M
TOTAL CEILING
81.0M
BUDGET SEALING: The Budget sealing FY 2015-2016 for North Horr Ward is ksh. 86,386,441/=
according to CRA formula applied on the key parameters. which is 45% population, 25% Equal share,
18% poverty, 8% Land area,1% fiscal responsibility,1% development factor, 2% personnel
emoluments.
Other concerns:
There was a serious outcry, concerning the various Social protection programs, E.g. the hsnp payment
done by Equity bank, Social pension for the aged and vulnerable groups done by Posta. The service
delivery mechanism has been a nightmare, since it is very inefficient process.
CONCLUSION:
The participants requested that their priorities be fast tracked by relevant authorities within the County
Government and all their sentiments to be addressed. In future, they promised that every project
assigned for their area should be done through participatory approach, which involves the locals at the
various villages and centers. The awarding of contracts should also enlist the local contractors,
especially youths and other vulnerable groups. There being no other business the meeting ended at
around 4.30 p.m. with participants being ferried to their respective centers.