Meru County Grants (Administration) Regulations, 2014 (L.N. No. 1 of 2014). Pays/Territoire Kenya Sous-division territoriale Meru Type du document Règlement Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Meru County Gazette Supplement No. 17 of 30 August 2014. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Général Mot clé Genre Développement agricole Institution Fonds spécial Crédit Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Gestion communautaire Pauvreté Protection sociale Développement durable Emploi rural Jeunesse Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale Résumé These Regulations shall apply and form conditions for all grants and donations to youth, women, persons with disabilities and cooperatives by Meru County Government or its entities or third parties. They establish the County Grants Fund and the Meru County Grants Oversight Committee and provide for procedures for the grants and donations. The County Grants Oversight Committee shall be responsible (a) advising and being responsible to the governor through the county executive committee member for finance in all matters of administration, control and management of grants; (b) forwarding budget proposals for submission to the County Assembly by the County Executive Committee member responsible for finance; (c) in collaboration with the County Executive Committee ensure that- (i) the grant funds are equitably disbursed; (ii) the grant funds are used for the purpose budgeted for; (iii) only eligible entities benefit from the funds; and (iv) disputes arising out of the disbursement of the grants are amicably settled. The objective of the Fund shall be, among other things- (a) to ensure equitable sharing of County resources; (b) to expand access to finances and resources through grants and cheap credit to the youths, women, persons with disabilities and co-operatives; to generate gainful employment for Meru County youths, women and persons with disability; to model an alternative framework in funding community driven development; (e) to enhance equitable development that addresses marginalized persons in the county. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.kenyalaw.org