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Parliament to contest ruling declaring NG-CDF illegal

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A newly built educational complex at Karapul Primary School. The project is funded by the National Government Constituency Development Fund. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

The legal battle over the constitutionality of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) is set to intensify after Members of Parliament vowed to challenge the court's decision.

High Court judges Kanyi Kimondo and Roselyn Aburili on Friday sounded the death knell for the 20-year-old kitty by declaring it unconstitutional. In a swoop, the action of the court cut the MPs to size by taking away a tool sometimes used to reward supporters and punish critics.

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