civic Engagement P2

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?

INTRODUCTION: COUNTIES SLASH HEALTHCARE BUDGETS?

Duration: 45 minutes

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SESSION 1: REVIEW OF THE FOURTH SCHEDULE OF THE CONSTITUTION

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TASK 1.1

Responsibilities of National Government and Counties
Duration: 45 minutes

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 »

TASK 1.2

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

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

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TASK 1.4

Interlude: An Application to Nyeri
Duration: 15 minutes

SESSION 2 : COUNTY PRIORITIES AND COUNTY PLANNING

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TASK 1.5

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

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

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

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TASK 1.8

Reviewing County Revenue Sources
Duration: 30 minutes

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 »

MODULE 2: COUNTY PLANNING AND BUDGETING PROCESS

SESSION 1: OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS

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TASK 2.1

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

1. IBP Kenya Budget Calendar »
2. County Governments Regulations Legal Notice No 35 »
3. Public Finance Management Act 18 of 2012 »

SESSION 2: HOW TO READ KEY BUDGET DOCUMENTS AND UNDERSTANDING KEY BUDGET DOCUMENTS

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 »

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

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TASK 2.4

Recommendations for Effective Public Participation
Duration: 2 hours

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

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TASK 3.1

Reviewing Revenue Distribution by the National Government
Duration: 1 hour

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 »

SESSION 2: IMPROVING HOW WE DISTRIBUTE REVENUES AT THE NATIONAL AND COUNTY LEVEL

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TASK 3.2

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

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

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TASK 4.1

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

1. Baringo County Budget Documents »

SESSION 2: READING AND UNDERSTANDING COUNTY AUDIT REPORTS

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TASK 4.2

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

1. County Government Audit Reports »