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Aerial view of Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, September 11, 2018. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

We recently saw MPs protesting National Treasury's failure to release Sh44.3 billion for the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).

They went on to threaten to boycott work and reject the supplementary budget unless the dispute is resolved and the money released.

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