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MPs rally to save National Government-Constituency Development Fund
MPs take the oath of office at the National Assembly on September 8, 2022. Members of the National Assembly have put up a spirited defence of the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), seeking to have it entrenched in the Constitution after it was declared illegal by the courts.
What you need to know:
- MPs seek to have NG-CDF entrenched in the Constitution after it was declared illegal by the courts.
- A majority of the MPs, however, want to have the funds separated through different Constitutional Amendment Bills.
- The National Treasury is yet to release the NG-CDF funds following the Supreme Court ruling that found the fund unconstitutional.
Members of the National Assembly yesterday put up a spirited defence of the National Government- Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), seeking to have it entrenched in the Constitution after it was declared illegal by the courts.
This came as the lawmakers debated a legislative proposal by Matungulu MP Stephen Mule and his Gichugu colleague Gichimu Githinji to amend the Constitution to establish NG-CDF, the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), the Senate Oversight Fund (SOF) and the Economic Stimulus and Empowerment Fund.
