Big blow as court tells MPs to keep their hands off CDF

Kenya's Supreme Court judges file into the chamber during the opening of the 11th Parliament in Nairobi

The Court of Appeal has affirmed a decision to lock out Members of Parliament from Constituency Development Fund (CDF) management.

Justices Erastus Githinji, Hannah Okwengu and GBM Kariuki on Friday ruled out the MPs’ participation in decision-making or deployment of staff to manage the billions disbursed from the Treasury per year.