Section 14, The Public Financial Management Act, 2016

(1) The Minister shall establish in every district, a District Budget Oversight Committee with the following functions– (a) to assist in the formulation and monitoring of all poverty-related activities within the district; (b) to serve as focal point at the community level for all discussions and consideration of the medium term expenditure framework budget and the public expenditure tracking surveys; (c) to monitor the expenditure of all central government allocations to all local Councils in the district and coordinate them for maximum effectiveness; (d) to report to the Budget Bureau every four months on the progress of the execution of budget programmes in the district; and (e) generally, to serve as an intermediary between the Government and the people concerning all budgetary allocations for their district. (2) The Minister may by statutory instrument prescribe the responsibilities, composition, appointment and procedures of a District Budget Oversight Committee.