Baringo County Wards Development Fund Act, 20l4 (No. 3 of 2014). Country/Territory Kenya Territorial subdivision Baringo Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Baringo County Gazette Supplement No. 10 of 18 July 2014. Long titleAn Act of Baringo County Assembly to provide for the establishment of a Fund for promoting development in the Wards and to set up institutional framework for coordinating development initiatives and projects in the Wards, and for connected purposes. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Special fund Institution Governance Subsidy/incentive Sustainable development Community management Public participation Dispute settlement Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa Abstract This Act provides for the establishment of the Wards Development Fund and entities at County and Ward level for purposes of financing and implementation of development projects in Baringo County. The object and purpose of this Act is to ensure that a specific portion of the county annual budget is devoted to the Wards for purposes of development and in particular the fight against poverty at the Ward level. Wards Development Fund Committees shall be established in each Ward and shall be responsible for the preparation and implementation of projects at ward level. A County Fund Management Board is established by this Act and the County Assembly shall establish a County Assembly Select Committee. Projects that can be approved must be public (contained in the County Integrated Plan) or community-based. Projects initiated by a community shall be eligible for support under this Act provided that such projects shall be submitted with the other projects in conformity with requirements of this Act. The Act also provides for dispute resolution and establishes a Wards Projects Forum. Full text English Website www.kenyalaw.org