Overjoyed MPs retain outlawed CDF in different format

A section of Members of Parliament in a session of song and praise during their second day of induction at Safari Park Hotel. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The National Government Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF) has been retained although it will now use a new formula that will benefit populous constituencies and areas which are sparsely populated.

The fund's chief executive Yussuf Mbuno on Tuesday said that the various constituencies will henceforth receive varying amounts in NGCDF - a deviation from the previous financial year where all constituencies got equal share.