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State secretariat buildings have been identified as flawed on the grounds of performance, functional efficiency, ventilation, and daylighting. There is a need to conduct post-occupation evaluation (POE) to investigate users’ satisfaction with the building. The study examined the conditions of facilities provided in the building and the users’ needs to guide the secretariat building design. Data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. A total of four buildings occupied by the Ministries of Works, Water Resources, Communication, and Energy with sixty offices each were randomly selected. A total of 105 buildings representing 10% of the staff in the selected buildings were selected for questionnaire administration. Data obtained were analysed using frequency counts and percentages. The condition of facilities provided in the different spaces shows that the adequacy of the storage facility (CFI=2.71), natural daylighting in offices (CFI=2.87), environmental landscape (CF=2.84), and proximity to parking space (CFI=2.71) was in good condition. The result for Functional Performance in the Ministries of Water Resources (POEI=3.60) is the highest among all four ministries. For technical performance, the Ministries of Works and Water Resources were rated highest (POEI=3.46). Similarly, for Behavioural Performance, the Ministry of Communication was rated highest (POEI=3.35). The POEI for each building shows that Ministries of Water Resources rated the highest (POEI=3.38) while Works rated the least (POEI=3.22). It was concluded that users are moderately satisfied with the building; however, there is a need to provide additional facilities, including elevators, stores, and parking spaces, to complement the existing ones.

A country's national budget is one of its most important public documents. However, it is unclear whether they consider urban planning given that urban physical development planning should come before economic planning as it provides a spatial framework within which economic decisions are implemented. This article therefore investigated the prioritization of urban physical planning by examining the budget procedures employed by the Kenyan Government and the County Government of Kisii. It was framed on the theory of public finance and exploratory research design. Data on budget implementation by the Government of Kenya was sourced from the Budget Statements covering the 2021/2022 to 2023/2024 fiscal years, while that of the County Government of Kisii was obtained from the Integrated Development Plans for 2013-2017 to 2003-2027, and the Annual Development Plans for the 2019/2020 to 2022/2023 fiscal years. Deductive content analysis was used to determine if the two tiers of government were prioritizing urban planning within their annual budgets. The results revealed that the Government of Kenya did not incorporate urban planning when budgeting. Regarding the County Government of Kisii, the department accountable for planning received the least funding therefore making it unable to prepare new plans or finish those that were already underway, nor could it implement those already completed. The article concludes that urban physical development planning was not prioritized by both government levels. Consequently, most urban areas in Kenya are growing without the spatial frameworks required for long-term development.