Public Finance Management Committee

Guides the preparation of recommendations on: financing of and financial management of County Governments revenue enhancement and fiscal responsibility.

The comittee shall undertake the following:
1. To provide general direction on prudent financial management in the county governments.
2. To provide general  direction  on  fiscal  responsibility  in  the  both  the national and county governments.
3. To discuss, review  and  recommend  on  measures  to  manage  county recurrent spending.
4. Periodically make recommendations on county spending on non-core items.
5. Monitor adherence by counties on financial matters as per legislation and make recommendations where there is deviation.
6. Monitor adherence by  both  national  and  county  governments  to  the principles of fiscal responsibilities as outlined in PFMA 2012 section 15 and 107.
7. Discuss, review and make recommendations on changes to legislations pertaining to financial management in counties.
8. Discuss, review and make recommendation or give general direction on the financial reports submitted to the Commission by both the national and county governments. These include planning reports  like  county Integrated Development Plans (CIDP), County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) and Annual Development Plans (ADP). It also includes financial reports like the budgets, quarterly and annual financial reports and debt reports.
9. Recommend to the full Commission capacity building county executives on identified areas of weakness pertaining to financial management.
10. Recommend to  the  full  Commission  to  capacity  build  on  County Assemblies on identified areas of weakness on their oversight role in financial management.
11. Monitor and make recommendations on sustainable debt levels in the counties.
12.Support and make recommendations on counties to set up structures to enhance financial management in counties. For example County Budget Economic Forums, the Audit Committees among others