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8.3 Analysis of Resource Allocation by State Departments
In 2014/15, the State Department of Agriculture received 79 percent of the resources while Livestock and Fisheries
received 15 percent and 6 percent of resources respectively (Table 8.3).
Table 8.2: Resource Allocation by State Departments
State Department
Approved Estimates (Kshs Million)
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15*
Agriculture 20,848 21,454 38,251 29,313
Livestock 7,002 7,492 4,678 5,533
Fisheries 4,332 3,587 2,941 2,134
Total 32,182 32,533 45,870 36,980
* Printed Estimates
Source: 2014 ARUD Sector Report
The huge budget for State Department of Agriculture in 2013/14 was attributed to a new programme on irrigation
and drainage infrastructure that was allocated Kshs 12 billion.
8.4 Analysis of Recurrent Budget
The recurrent allocation to the Ministry declined by 20.6 percent from KSh.13,490 million in 2011/12 to Kshs 10,714
million in 2013/14 (Table 8.3). This was occasioned by devolution of some Ministry functions and staff to the counties
during the period under review. The absorption of the recurrent budget dropped from 96.7 percent in 2011/12 to 94
percent in 2013/14.
Table 8.3: Trends in total Recurrent expenditure by State Departments
State
Departments
Approved Budget Estimates
(Kshs. Millions)
Actual Expenditure
(Kshs. Millions)
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15* 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
Agriculture 8,680 9,081 9,009 7,905 8,378 8,523 8,347
Livestock 3,679 4,020 2018 1,838 3,552 3,972 1,962
Fisheries 1,131 1,303 1,424 971 1,112 1,195 1,405
TOTAL 13,490 14,404 12,451 10,714 13,042 13,690 11,714
*- Printed Estimates
Source: 2014 ARUD Sector Report
8.5 Analysis of Development Expenditure
The development budget of the Ministry increased substantially from Kshs.18.7 billion in 2011/12 to Kshs. 33.3 billion
in 2013/2014 (Table 8.4). This was mainly due to enhanced funding for irrigation development in the Galana/Kulalu
Food Security Project. Actual expenditure increased from 76.6 percent in 2012/13 to 78.4 percent in 2013/2014.
Table 8.4: Analysis of Development Expenditure by State Departments
State
Approved Budget Estimates
Actual Expenditure
Departments
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15* 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
Agriculture 12,168 12,373 29,092 21,408 9,172 8,730 22,806
Livestock 3,323 3,472 2660 3,696 2,876 3,349 2,009
Fisheries 3,201 2,284 1,517 1,163 2,400 1,800 1,266
TOTAL 18,692 18,129 33,269 26,267 14,448 13,879 26,081
“*”= Printed Estimates
Source: 2014 ARUD Sector Report
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