Members of Parliament (MPs) have been allocated Sh2.9 billion after several months of complaints over delays.
As such, each of the 290 constituencies will receive an equal share of Sh10 million out of the Ksh 2.9 billion.
Moreover, the MPs had threatened to frustrate the passage of the Supplementary budget for the year 2022-2023 if the NG-CDF was not factored in the budget.
Nonetheless, the NG-CDF has now been allotted in the First Supplementary Budget of 2022/23 which has been tabled to the National Assembly awaiting approval.
Likewise, the powerful Budget and Appropriations Committee has prepared a report on the mini budget, which was tabled by panel chairperson Ndindi Nyoro on Tuesday, February 28, afternoon.
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah while supporting the report of the Budget and Appropriation Committee said the money will settle all arrears.
“Now we have resources to clear all the arrears, others dating back to the 2022 financial,” Ichung’wah told the MPs.
Ichung’wah further asked the MPs to meticulously perform their oversight role to ensure that the Constituency Development Committees use the money as per the law.
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“I know that as MPs we have no role in the spending of the CDF funds, but we serve an oversight role, let us make sure prudent use of public funds,” he added.
The legislator also urged the members of parliament to allot reasonable resources meant to support vulnerable children who cannot afford school fees as well as supporting the government’s 100 transition policy to secondary schools.
Nevertheless, MPs protested last month over the delays in disbursement of NG-CDF and as a result paralyzing a parliamentary retreat in Mombasa.
The lawmakers said they do not have enough funds to support children from poor families through the CDF bursaries as the National Treasury is holding onto billions.
As such, it took a meeting between the MPs, and the National Treasury officials as well as another closed-door session with President William Ruto to resolve the stalemate.
