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MPs threaten to shoot down budget over CDF cash

Nyando MP Jared Okello in Kisii in 2017. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard].

Lawmakers have threatened to reject a supplementary budget over a delay to disburse billions of shillings for the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).

It has emerged that the National Treasury has disbursed only Sh8 billion out of Sh41.7 billion for the current financial year that is ending in three months. Another Sh18 billion disbursed this year was used to clear arrears for the 2019/2020 financial year.

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