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ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BY THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KWALE IN THE FY 2016/2017 BUDGET

ACHIEVEMENTS MADE IN THE FY 2016/2017 BUDGET

   During the financial year 2016/2017, the County Government through its various departments realized the following achievements.

 Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

  The Agricultural, Livestock and Fisheries department discharges its mandate through the following directories: Crop Development, Livestock, Fisheries, Veterinary, Agriculture Mechanized Services and the Agricultural Training Centre. The programmes that were implemented in the previous year’s budget include:- General Administration, Planning and support services ,Crop production and Management, Livestock Development and Management ,Fisheries Development .

During the Financial Year 2016/2017, the department undertook the following activities:-

i.        Purchase of certified seeds 64 metric tonnes and 24 metric tonnes of maize and pulses respectively for distribution to farmers.

ii.      Supply of micro irrigation drip kits to farmers groups.

iii.    Construction and rehabilitation of cattle dips and vaccination crushes.

iv.    Purchase of breeding stock- dairy cattle, dairy goats and meat goats.

v.      Construction and rehabilitation of slaughter houses.

vi.    Provision of fishing equipment, nets and other accessories.

          Education

 The mandate of the Education sector at the County is Early Childhood Development and Education and Technical Education. Accordingly, the department of Education has implemented its mandate through two directorates- ECDE and Youth Training (Polytechnics).

 During the period under review, the department of Education achieved the following:-

i.        Construction of 68 ECDE Centres with playing equipment, teaching and learning materials.

ii.      Employment of extra 110 ECDE care givers in addition to the 450 care givers.

iii.    Construction of 9 Youth Polytechnics and 4 Girls Hostels.

iv.    Disbursement of bursaries and scholarships totaling to Ksh 423 Million benefitting 29,180 students in secondary schools, tertiary colleges and universities.

   Health

 This is a key sector in achieving the county transformation agenda. The mandate of the sector is medical healthcare services and public health. The health sector is charged with the responsibility of providing and promoting quality curative and preventive healthcare services that are responsive, accessible and affordable to the county citizens.

 In the last financial year 2016/2017, the health sector carried out the following activities:-

i.        Construction of 16 new maternity wings which has increased the numbers of expectant mothers delivering in healthcare facilities from 49% in 2013 to 67% in 2016.

ii.      Construction of 28 new dispensaries thus bringing closer health services to the people. As a result, the access of outpatient OPD has increased from 581,492 in 2013 to 771,949 in 2016.

iii.    Supply of essential medicines and non-pharmaceuticals to all health facilities in the county from KEMSA and MEDS worth Ksh 156 million.

iv.    Recruitment of health workers, about 453 including 382 skilled staff and 81 non-skilled staff.

v.      The sector successfully supervised and coordinated the activities on Malaria prevention, Family Planning, Tuberculosis (TB) and vaccines provided by the National Government. The intensive family planning programmes resulted in improved service utilization from 38% to 45% in 2016/2017. In the same breath, vaccination immunization status for children under 1 year has improved from 80% in 2014/2015 to 87% in 2016/2017.

vi.    The sector established a fully equipped theatre and radiology department at the Kinango hospital.

      The Msambweni County Referral Hospital received a substantial share of the Health budget in the last financial year and the following activities were carried out:-

i.        Establishment of a renal unit and purchased a dialysis equipment.

ii.      Construction and equipping of an Intensive Care Unit ICU.

iii.    Establishment of specialized diagnostic equipment in collaboration with the National Government.

iv.    Construction of four wards and a maternity theatre fully equipped.

 Tourism and Enterprise Development

This department discharges its mandate through two major divisions with seven units: Trade, Markets, Cooperative Development; Weights and Measures; Tourism; Investment and ICT. This is a key sector in the county due to its immense potential for achieving the county economic transformation strategic objective. It can accelerate economic development through creation of wealth, offering of employment opportunities, poverty reduction and industrial development.

 During the financial year 2016/2017 the sector undertook the following activities:

i.        Market development through the construction and rehabilitation of markets, 27 open air markets and market sheds were constructed.

ii.      Construction of farmers produces collection centres in Tswaka in Pongwe-Kikoneni Ward.

iii.    Disbursement of trade loans under the revolving scheme. A total of Ksh 124 million was disbursed by the end of FY 2016/2017 benefitting 1,304 traders

iv.    Construction of a Biashara centre for Matuga Sub-County in Kwale town.

v.      Opening and Cabro laying of beach access road along the Maji Beach Hotel

vi.    Rehabilitation of solar powered street lighting along Nakumatt- Baobab beach road.

vii.  Designing and Installation of Local area network for the County Referral Hospital in Msambweni.

viii.Designing and Installation of Local area network for the County Headquarters, Kinango, Ndavaya, Mackinon Road and Mkongani ward offices.

ix.    Construction of the Data recovery site and installation of internet redundancy site

       Environmental Management and Natural Resources

 This sector is key in ensuring the sustainable use of land and natural resources for rapid economic transformation of the county. Among others the responsibilities of this sector include:- regulation of the use of land, appropriate use of lands such as change of user, extension of user and leases, subdivision of land, amalgamation of land etc. Under the section of Physical Planning, the functions include preparation of county urban integrated and physical plans, spatial plans and the vetting and verification of building plans. The Natural Resources section deals with forest development, protection of natural forests (Kayas), resource mapping and processing of environmental impact assessment. This sector is also charged with the responsibility of surveying for production of small scale topographic maps, resolving boundary disputes, provision of grid control for cadastral survey and establishment of survey beacons.

  During the period under review the sector carried out the following activities:-

i.        Completion of the storm water drainage system in Ukunda Town to help maintain the storm waters and remove water clogs during the rainy season.

ii.      Completed surveying and beaconing of settlement schemes in Mwamdudu, Amu Khan, Kikadini I and Kikadini II and Vanga.

iii.    Land Banking for implementation of projects e.g. construction of ECDE Centres in Ramisi  and the LungaLunga industrial park.

iv.    Purchase of GPS/GIS equipment for resource mapping and spatial planning.

v.      Physical planning of towns and trading centres- Mavirivirini, Taru, Samburu, Vigurungani etc.

      Social Services and Talent Management

 This is a key sector in the county for socio-cultural progress and shaping social change to foster rapid transformation. The sector discharges its mandate through the directorates of culture and heritage, youth affairs and sports and Gender, Community Development and Social Services. The functions of this sector are partially devolved. The National Government still holds the Gender, Youth affairs, and Children Services and Social development functions whereas the County has been left with Sports, Heritage and Culture. In its endeavor to discharge its mandate effectively, the sector has continued to work closely with the National Government to address social-economic issues affecting the marginalized members of the society, empower the youth and women, sports development and promotion and preservation of culture.

 During the FY 2016/2017, the sector undertook the following functions:-

i.        Construction and rehabilitation of sports field in Ukunda.

ii.      Construction of social halls for community development services in Ukunda and Waa-Ng’ombeni wards.

iii.    Established a community public library in Kinango.

iv.    Conducted annual cultural competitions in all the 20 wards in the county.

v.      Disbursed Kshs 80 million to youth, women and people with disabilities under the Youth, Women and PWDs enterprise fund.

      Roads and Public Works

     The Roads and Public Works department has three divisions namely: Road divisions, Public Works and Mechanical division. The Roads division is responsible for the opening, rehabilitation and maintenance of the county roads. Public Works division deals with the designing and supervision of other departments’ works, designing the structural works for buildings, bridges, drifts and culverts, designing and supervising electrical and mechanical services for building works, preparation of Bills of Quantities for the tendering process, maintaining of records of all contractors and maintenance of county government buildings. The Mechanical Division is responsible for the provision of transport services, advise on procurement and disposal of vehicles and equipment and the provision of road construction and maintenance of equipment.

 Public Works and Mechanical Division is the heart of this sector. It carries out supervision of all new projects and renovation works for other departments within the county.

 During the last financial year 2016/2017 budget, the department of Roads and Public Works carried out the following activities:-

i.        Completed the road patching and surface dressing of the road from A14 junction (Msambweni) to the County Referral Hospital in Msambweni.

ii.      Initiated the Cabro works of the Ukunda Airstrip road.

iii.    Initiated the construction and spot improvement of 40 access roads in all the 20 wards across the county.

iv.    Constructed bridges ,drifts and culverts in 12 access roads within the county.

v.      Established streetlights along the airstrip road in Ukunda and in conjunction with the National Government established streetlights from Kombani area to Waa area in Waa-Ng’ombeni ward.

 Water Services

The mandate of the department of Water Services is to ensure there is adequate, clean, safe and reliable supply of water to the residents.

During the period under review, the department managed to carry out the following activities:-

i.        Completed the drilling and equipping of 42 boreholes across the county.

ii.      Construction of 28 water pans and small size dams.

iii.    Establishment of 22 water pipelines and pipeline extensions across the county.

iv.    Establishment of 9 community water projects and rain harvesting facilities for communities and schools.

      Public Service and Administration, Executive Services and County Public Service Board

     This sector provides the overall policy and leadership direction to the County. It co-ordinates policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of county programmes and projects. The sector also manages the decentralized units in the county from the sub county level to the village units. The village units are the lowest administrative units representing the entry points at grassroots level for effective and efficient delivery of services. This sector is also responsible for the recruitment and management of  the county's human resources.

 The key achievements of this sector during the financial year 2016/2017 include the following:-

i.        Establishment of village units with 77 village administrators recruited to bring closer government policy and service delivery to the county residents.

ii.      Initiated the construction of ward administration offices for Ukunda, Vanga and Kinango.

iii.    Formulation of bills for approval by the County Assembly- the Finance Bill, Emergency and Disaster Management Bill and Public participation Bill.

iv.    Recruitment and staffing of village units, enforcement and compliance officers.

      Finance and Economic Planning

The department of Finance and Economic Planning discharges its mandate through five directorates namely; Accounting Services, Internal Audit, Procurement, Revenue and Budget and Economic Planning. This department has the responsibility of ensuring prudence financial management, sound planning and budgeting, mobilization of financial resources, controlling and accounting of public finances, custody of government assets and the management of debt.

 During the period under review, the department undertook the following activities:-

i.        Coordinated the preparation of the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the county and lobbied for its approval by the County Assembly.

ii.      Prepared and submitted the economic policy papers- the Annual Development Plan, County Budget Review and Outlook Paper, and the County Fiscal Strategy Paper.

iii.    Coordinated public participation and stakeholder engagement for the County Fiscal Strategy Paper and the Budget Estimates.

iv.    Internal Audits for the County departments and programmes and projects for the FY 2016/17.

v.      Procured and delivered supplies for the County departments.

vi.    Mobilized financial resources to the tune of Kshs. 221 million from the local sources.

 

vii.  Initiated construction works for the upgrading of the Pungu Revenue station.