Machakos County 2021/2022 budget was tabled Tuesday by Finance CECM Eng. Francis Maliti. The budget is totaling 12.065 billion, 8.28 billion going to recurrent expenditure, and 3.77 billion to development.
The Health Department is set to get the biggest chunk of the budget at 4.3 billion- 3.88 billion recurrent and 443 million development. 3.6 billion out of the 3.88 billion is going to salaries and the balance going to casuals, electricity, fuel, and lubricants, and operations and maintenance, and other recurrent expenses.
Road, Transport and Public works department has a budget of 1.42 billion. 197 million is for recurrent expenditure and 1.2 billion development. Under the recurrent expenditure, salaries are at 160 million and under the development budget, construction of roads takes a big chunk at 640 million, the Machakos airstrip takes 102 million, county buildings 200 million and building refurbishment 50 million.
The agriculture, food security, and cooperative development department has a budget of 784 million. 383 million for recurrent and 400 million development. 42 million in the recurrent budget is going to salaries. More than 10 million will go to purchase of seedlings, 21 million acquiring strategic stocks, artificial insemination 2 million, chicken and fish feeds 3 million.
The department of Water and irrigation has a budget of 464 million, 104 million recurrent, and 360 million development. New boreholes and equipping have a budget of 73 million, construction of weirs has been given 20 million allocation. 103 million will go to irrigation and 34.9 million to climate mitigation strategies. Salaries for the staff in the department will be 75 million.
The Finance and economic planning department has an allocation of 493 million, 465 million recurrent, and 27 million for development. The notable items include; 9 million for domestic travel and 385 million for employee salaries.
The public service department has an allocation of 428 million, 419 being recurrent and 9.3 million development. 6.8 million will go to the purchase of CCTVs, 101 million to NSSF payment, 100 million to insurance, 100 million as gratuity for contracted staff, 2.9 million to training.
Department of Tourism, Youth, Sports, and culture has been allocated 242 million, 124 million for recurrent expenditure, and 118 million for development. 8.9 million will go buildings under construction, 89 million salaries, 4.2 million travel allowances, 598,000 for purchasing staff uniforms, Machawood is allocated 3.8 million and 2.4 million sports promotion.
Trade, Industrialization and innovation department has an allocation of 281 million, 116 million recurrent and 165 million development. 51 million will go to salaries, 43 million for traveling and allowances, 15 million shillings for Jua kali shades, 7 million is budgeted for Machakos export centers with cold rooms, and 5 million rebranding Boda Boda shades and kiosks.
Education and social welfare department has an allocation of 503 million, 393 million recurrent, and 110 million development. 48 million has been set aside for ECDE centers, 50 million refurbishments of polytechnics, and 4 million for the construction of a gender-based violence center. 292 million will go to salaries and 80 million for bursaries.
The energy, lands, and urban development department has a budget of 438 million, 100 million recurrent, and 38 million development. 56 million will go to salaries, 12 million municipalities, 29 million for street and floodlights.
County administration and decentralized units has a budget of 533 million, 513 million is recurrent, and 19 million development. 476 million is budgeted for employee compensation, 3.7million travel, 8.6m to waste management, 10.2 million to inspectorate department,
The Office of the Governor has a 568 million budget. 565 million is recurrent and 3 million development.
The county assembly has a budget of 1.093 billion; 898 million recurrent and 195 million development. Purchase of office furniture has been allocated 10 million, construction of buildings 179 million and 25 million speaker’s residence. Ward offices are set to receive 45 million. Employee salaries are set to be 89 million, 40 million for allowances, and 74 million for domestic travel.
