The objective of this UNICEF-backed study was to support Kenya’s resolve to strengthen its social protection system by transitioning to a decentralised delivery of social protection programmes.
To assess fund allocation post decentralisation, we conducted a budget analysis of the financial data for select 11 counties and performed a national-level analysis of identified sectors, namely health, water, education, child protection, social protection, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS. The budget analysis included a study of trends in gross sector allocations over the identified periods, trends in per capita sector allocation, trends in key service indicators like enrollment levels and gross expenditure, and budget absorption trends. In addition, we formulated budget briefs for each county, per sector for national-level analysis.
