The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print
operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a
leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national
and international interest.
MPs are sparing no effort to keep the stranglehold of the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). The fund enables them to control resources outside their constitutional mandate of legislation, representation and oversight.
So dear is the fund to them that despite denying any involvement in its management, apart from being patrons, they want it anchored in the Constitution. This is despite the fact that 22 attempts to amend the Constitution have failed since 2010, excluding the controversial Building Bridges Initiative.
The CDF was originally established in 2003. Since its inception, CDF has undergone major amendments between 2007 and 2013, all trying to fit it within constitutional architecture. The changes included the formation of a fully-fledged State corporation known as the CDF Board that is supposed to manage the fund.
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