Planning
Vihiga county government has concluded a two-day consultative workshop on the preparation of the County Annual Development Plan for the Financial Year 2025-2026.
Speaking while closing the forum, Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo said the document has prioritized projects and programmes that would have a great impact to the masses. The Governor explained that the ADP has highlighted among others the realization of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), promoting of agricultural activities, providing credit to small entrepreneurs and improvement of the transport network in the county.
He also noted that ADP is a blueprint that is actualizing the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027 on a yearly basis in line with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act 2012.
Stating that the document has outlined the resources required to implement the prioritized projects and how the implementation would be monitored to ensure optimal delivery of goods and services to the citizens.
He also stressed the need for completion of the ongoing projects before initiating new ones, so that the residents can get value for the money they contribute to the devolved unit in form of taxes.
