Member of Parliament (MP) Boycotts Office Over CDF
Kikuyu Member of Parliament (MP) who is also a majority leaders has said he is afraid of going into his office in Kikuyu after constituency development fund (CDF) was declared illegal.
Speaking in Parliament today Kimani Ichung’wah said over 105 members visit his office on a regular Monday seeking for CDF bursaries.
The majority leader said due to alarming number of people visiting his office in a regular Monday seeking for CDF bursaries, he fear stepping into office.
Ichung’wah argued the funds were meant to benefit millions of Kenyans and not the Nembers of Parliament as some think.
He said that CDF was only to scrapped if those who sponsor court cases can absurd Kenyans that the government has adequate funds to ensure that basic education is completely free.
Otherwise, there is no choice but to have Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in place to benefit children from humble backgrounds.
The Judiciary was urged by the majority leader to be sensitive to needs and aspirations of many Kenyans and have a listening head to their cries as they usually listen activists.
“Nobody can deny that CDF has benefited many Kenyans to a great extent”, He added.
Members of Parliament threatened earlier this month to stage on a demonstration if the money was not disbursed to their respective constituencies as soon as possible.
On the same note, Opiyo Wandayi asked parliamentarians not to engage in any business of the house until the funds are were disbursed.
CDF was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Kenya in August this year after many years of existence in the country following claims by the apex court that it was against the Division of Revenue and Public Finance law for the Members of Parliament to manage the funds.
Treasury was expected to disburse the Sh44.3 billion allocated to the NG-CDF. However, this has not happened due to challenges in transition to the new government, delayed disbursements from the International Monetary Fund, huge pending bills, fuel subsidy and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
