The Lamu County Government has finished day two of the continuing countywide Public Participation on budget estimates for the financial year 2022/2023 in the Witu and Bahari wards, respectively.

The public participation initiative, which began yesterday in the Mkomani and Shella wards, aims to gather citizens’ thoughts in compliance with Article 201 of Kenya’s constitution, which calls for openness, transparency, accountability, and public engagement in financial concerns.

Officials from the Department of Budget, Strategy, and Economic Planning walked participants through all of the county’s projects from the previous fiscal year, as well as gathering feedback on projects that they would want to see included in this year’s budget (2022/2023).

The exercise continues tomorrow, March 16th, in the Mkunumbi and Hongwe wards before moving on to Hindi, Faza, Kiunga, and Basuba, as per the attached schedule.

Governor Fahim Twaha has worked tirelessly to establish an atmosphere that allows all county citizens to be involved in and participate in the development agenda through direct engagement of the public in decision-making and gives full consideration to public input in making decisions.

CECM Finance and Budgeting Hon. Abdu Godana, Chief Officer Budgeting, Salma Omar, Director Budgeting, Mr. Wawere, County Economists, and other top officials in Planning and Budgeting are spearheading the program.

Please take a look at the accompanying program for the remaining six wards . For those who are unable to attend the physical sittings, you can also provide your comments via the County Website.

https://lamu.go.ke/…/notice-on-public-participation-on…/

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