William Ruto dangles CDF and Senate Fund to lawmakers in speech to House

"I know the contribution CDF has had in making life better for our citizens. I know the difference it makes is monumental and I believe there is a way CDF can be aligned to the tenets of the Constitution," Ruto said.

Keen not to isolate members of the Senate, he said both Houses should be adequately funded for oversight duties.

"This will be used to provide oversight of the resources that are sent to counties," he said.

Most lawmakers welcomed the move, but some members of Azimio said Ruto was trying to induce Parliament to support his agenda.

Suna East MP Junet Mohamed said Ruto ought to leave the affairs of Parliament to be resolved by the House.

"It is the business of Parliament to determine how they want to do their oversight. Parliament is an independent arm of government, they should not be induced by using CDF or some tokenism," said Junet.

Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina took a middle ground.

He said it was contradictory that MPs were pushing for money to implement programmes while their main role was to make laws.

Baringo Senator William Cheptumo welcomed a senate fund.