MPs lose Sh10b from CDF kitty in budget cuts

The Treasury has slashed Sh9.5 billion from the Constituency Development Fund kitty. The Government had allocated Members of Parliament Sh34.5 billion but recently proposed to cut the amount to Sh25 billion in the supplementary budget. This is in line with the June ruling seeking to keep MPs’ hands off the cash.

The MPs have been trying to wiggle through the ruling that only allows legislators to fund 2.5 per cent of the total revenue raised by the national government. They have made amendments to the CDF law empowering the national government to directly fund constituencies projects.