Section 21, The Government Budgeting and Accountability Act, 2005

(1) The Budget Bureau shall establish in every district, adistrict 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) A district budget oversight committee shall consist of between ten and sixteen members, being people of note in the district who are not members of the public service, or local council selected by the Budget Bureau after consultation with the people in the communities concerned to represent each ward or chiefdom in the district.