Budgetary Process and Economic Governance in Kenya

Abstract

The concept of economic governance has political, institutional, organisational and managerial aspects. Citing UNDESA (2000), Fjeldstad et al (2004) have defined governance as "the existence of political, economic and administrative authority to manage a nation's affairs comprising the complex range of mechanisms, processes, relationships and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their interests, exercise their rights and obligations and mediate differences." The quality of economic governance is highly dependent on the capacity of government and it presupposes the existence of a well-defined and well-established framework. While good governance is increasingly recognised as crucial for development, its economic dimension has remained on the sidelines This study aims to contribute to fill this gap by mapping the budgetary processes and the institutions involved as an important element of economic governance. The study comprises of the following sections: The Budgetary Processes; the Role of Parliament, Non-State Actors, and the Controller and Auditor General, Management and governance issues in the budget process and Conclusions