The main objective of the budgetanalysis chapter is to provide an overall assessment of howwell the approved budget allocations in 2010-11 align withthe strategic objectives and with sector strategicpriorities of the Second National Strategy for Growth andReduction of Poverty (known by its Kiswahili acronym,MKUKUTA II). It also assesses the consistency of the actualspending and approved budget in 2009-10. In evaluating thealignment of the budget and MKUKUTA's strategicobjectives and sector strategic priorities, the analysisgauges the accuracy and reliability of the macro and budgetframework, share of the budget allocated to MKUKUTA clusterstrategies, share of the budget allocated to capitalinvestment, and strategic prioritization within key sectors.This budget analysis chapter summarizes nine backgroundnotes that covered six key sectors and three thematic areas.The six key sectors are education, health, water, roads,energy, and agriculture; the three thematic areas are thewage bill, local government, and aggregate analysis. The sixsectors were selected because they consume approximately 60percent of the overall budget and are keys to achieving theMKUKUTA strategic objectives of growth and reduction ofpoverty. The three thematic areas were selected because oftheir crosscutting nature, as they touch each key sector butalso are critical for achieving the MKUKUTA strategic objectives.