Determinants Of Budgetary Allocation In The Public Sector: A Case Of Government Ministries
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Date
2019Author
Osore, Nashon Ochieng
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The increasing complexity of the public administration environment and the continuous
need to align the needs of society with limited resources require that funds are made
available for a specific purpose and used for that purpose. Government institutions are all
rely on the citizens of the country for their income and are therefore subject to relevant
public-sector legislative and administrative processes in dealing with revenue and
expenditure. Internationally, poor performance of governments has a common origin,
namely weak government spending practices and accountability requires adequate
capacities for managing public finances (Aregbeyen & Baba, 2013). The aim of budget
allocations in the public sector is to manage limited financial resources to ensure
economy and efficiency in the delivery of outputs required to achieve desired outcomes
that will serve the needs of the community. A sound budget allocation allows government
to make the best use of all available resources, including international development
assistance, to improve the quality of life of society. This includes managing expenditure
and raising revenue and is not merely an issue of spending more, but of maximising the
impact of public resources (Bhatia, 2013; Chang, 2015).
This study will be anchored on institutional theory, agency theory, allocation of resources
theory and the budgeting theory. The perspective of agency theory in the budgeting
allocation of government ministries in essence sees how the principal; the national
treasury and the public service commission of Kenya (PSC) allocates budgets to various
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University of Nairobi
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