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Entrusting the National government with the management of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) elicited sharp reactions from Members of Parliament. To wit, CDF has been the preserve of Members of Parliament who used it to initiate development projects in their areas of jurisdiction but was, in many instances, put to improper use.
A few weeks ago, Members of Parliament had vowed not to approve the 2016/2017 budget proposals unless they regained control of CDF. This is in spite of a 2015 High Court of Kenya ruling that MPs control of CDF was unconstitutional.
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