
Joseph Emathe Namuar
County Executive Committee Member for Finance And Economic Planning

Jeremiah Lomari Apalia
Chief Officer - Economic Planning

Abraham Ekai Losinyen
Chief Officer-Finance
Overview
Department of Finance has Five (5) directorates headed by the directors. These are Accounting, Procurement, Revenue, Administration and Resource Mobilization.
The department has 273 staff including those on Contract. Revenue Department has the largest number of employees within the department. Deputy Director Treasury, Deputy Director Revenue, Director and Deputy Director Resource mobilization offices have been established.
The Department of Finance derives its mandate from the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and other related subordinate laws including Public Management Finance Act 2012, and County Government Act 2012. Some of the Powers include, but not limited to;
- Issuing guidelines to accounting officers of the County Government or Public Officers employed by those entities, with respect to the financial affairs of that government, and monitoring compliance with those guidelines
- Ensure County Government entities operate a financial management system that complies with National standards as prescribed by the Accounting Standards Board.
The department’s pivotal role in the coordination of development planning, mobilization of public resources and ensuring effective accountability for use of the resources for benefit of Turkana County.
The department has established an elaborate network through its established department’s, and sector institutions, to effectively deliver on its mandate.
The Turkana county treasury is responsible for providing accurate and timely information regarding the county’s financial affairs in the treasury.
- VISION
- MISSION
- GOAL
- CORE VALUES
- Key Priorities for MTEF 2020/21- 2022/23.
To be accountable to the public in providing efficient planning and financial services with the aim of promoting growth, development and prosperity to realize the full potential of Turkana County’s Economy.
- MANDATE & FUNCTIONS
- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Mandate
The mandate of the department is to:
- Resource mobilize and Implement Financial and Economic policies in the county while also ensuring there is compliance with accounting standards as prescribed by Accounting Standards Board.
- Managing County Government’s public debt and other obligations & developing debt control framework
- Consolidating Annual appropriation accounts and other financial statements of the County Government and Custodian of the inventory of County Government Assets
- Ensure proper management and control of, and accounting for the finances of the County Government and its entities in order to promote efficient and effective use of county budgetary resources
- Maintenance of proper records for CRF, CEF and other public funds administered by County Government
- Issue circulars and monitoring County Government entities in implementation of the budget each FY
- Strengthening financial and fiscal relations between the National Government and County Government in performing its function
- Reporting regularly to the County Assembly on the implementation of annual county budget
- ACHIEVEMENTS
Major achievements
- Operationalize the procurement, revenue and accounts units, and decentralized them to each sector, leading to a more efficient delivery of services.
- Improved conformity to accounting and control measures IFMIS, PFM (hardware and software) in the County Treasury for better reporting, compliance with law and improved efficiency.
- Established and maintained an asset register that ensures the use of more accurate data in financial reporting.
- Full mapping of all the Accountants and Procurement officers to the IFMIS and subsequent training on the system use and on e-sourcing