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Counties not giving enough information, study shows

Kenya: There is a dearth in the budget information that counties are making available to the public online, casting doubt on transparency in utilisation of resources by the devolved systems, a new analysis by the International Budget Partnership (IBP) has revealed.

As of January 2015, only three counties - Baringo, Kitui, and Meru - had published the 2015-2016 report online. Only Baringo and Nyamira had published County Budget Review and Outlook Papers for 2014-2015 online. However, the link for Nyamira County Budget Review and Outlook Papers was no longer working by the final review of this analysis.

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