Deputy President Kithure Kindiki with Council of Governors during the 28th Ordinary Session of Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC)/DPCSThe Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) has adopted a
series of resolutions aimed at strengthening fiscal management, improving
service delivery, and addressing pressing issues in county health and
development.
In a joint statement after the 28th IBEC session, chaired by Deputy
President Kithure Kindiki at his official residence in Karen on Monday, the
Council approved the Budget Review and Outlook Paper (BROP) for the 2025/26
financial year and directed the National Treasury to submit it to Parliament.
IBEC also urged the Treasury to fast-track the County Governments Additional
Allocations Bill currently before the National Assembly.
The Council expressed concern over delays in approving the County Government
Additional Allocations and directed the Treasury to work with relevant agencies
to develop alternative funding mechanisms.
It also reported that Sh66.1 billion had already been disbursed to counties
as equitable share for July and August 2025, while calling for expedited
September disbursements.
To streamline county operations, IBEC received guidelines on County
Government Exchequer requisitions and directed that they be shared with the
Council of Governors for concurrence.
It further ordered all County Executive Committee Members for Finance to
operationalize County Assembly Funds by opening accounts and appointing County
Assembly Clerks as fund administrators in line with the law.
On revenue, the Council endorsed the 2025 standards and guidelines for
automation of County Own Source Revenue and instructed the Commission on
Revenue Allocation to circulate them to governors for review by October 30,
2025.
Health financing featured prominently in the resolutions.
IBEC directed the Ministry of Health and the Social Health Authority (SHA)
to settle Sh10.3 billion in outstanding reimbursements owed to counties.
The Council noted that delays had strained public facilities and risked
disruption of essential services, further calling for a structured
reimbursement framework and the timely release of claims to prevent future
backlogs.
The Council ordered the Ministry of Health and SHA to distribute tablets to
1,200 primary health facilities to improve claims processing and to continue
training county health officials.
Additionally, the Ministry of Health was tasked with granting counties
registration rights for health facilities to enhance maternal healthcare access
for adolescents under 18.
To boost connectivity, IBEC instructed the Health Ministry and the ICT
Department to fast-track internet access for all county health facilities,
especially Levels 4, 5, and 6 hospitals, and to provide a rollout plan by
October 30, 2025.
Other resolutions included implementing past IBEC decisions to ensure county
public servants access uninterrupted healthcare services under SHA, and
convening a meeting with governors of 14 priority County Aggregation and Industrial
Parks (CAIPs) to operationalize them by December 31, 2025.
The Council also directed the IBEC Secretariat, in consultation with the
Council of Governors, to develop standard operating procedures for sector
consultative forums ahead of future full council meetings.
