Unlocking public finance for clean energy investment through integrated planning and budgeting in Makueni County, Kenya

This research paper examines how Makueni County, Kenya, can unlock public finance for clean energy by integrating energy planning into development budgets. It identifies systemic barriers—such as siloed departmental planning and coordination gaps between subnational and national governments—that hinder the deployment of renewable energy infrastructure for health, agriculture, and water systems.

• Fragmented planning and budgeting approaches in Makueni County undermine development across multiple sectors, leading to agricultural processing facilities lacking power, health facilities lacking reliable electricity for medical devices, and water systems remaining dependent on expensive diesel generators.
• The research identifies five primary barriers to the mainstreaming of integrated planning and budgeting: capacity gaps across departments, limited access to data and evidence, poor coordination between county departments and the national government, resource competition between sectors, and a failure to recognize energy as an enabler for development priorities.
• To improve clean energy investment, the paper recommends strengthening the capacity of county planners and assembly committees, increasing the use of data, aligning budgets between the county, national government, and development partners, integrating the County Energy Plan into the County Integrated Development Plan, and implementing a guiding framework for integrated planning.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Unlocking public finance for clean energy investment through integrated planning and budgeting in Makueni County, Kenya. https://www.wri.org/research/unlocking-public-finance-clean-energy-investment-through-integrated-planning-and-budgeting

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Unlocking public finance for clean energy investment through integrated planning and budgeting in Makueni County, Kenya. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/unlocking-public-finance-clean-energy-investment-through-integrated-planning-and-budgeting.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=Unlocking public finance for clean energy investment through integrated planning and budgeting in Makueni County, Kenya |url=https://www.wri.org/research/unlocking-public-finance-clean-energy-investment-through-integrated-planning-and-budgeting |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendunlocking, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Unlocking public finance for clean energy investment through integrated planning and budgeting in Makueni County, Kenya}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/unlocking-public-finance-clean-energy-investment-through-integrated-planning-and-budgeting}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }