NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 3 – A section of lawmakers drawn from Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition have requested a special sitting of parliament next Tuesday to deliberate the delayed disbursement of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).
In a letter addressed to the National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and his minority counterpart Opiyo Wandayi, the forty-one legislators led by Rariada Member of Parliament Otiende Amollo indicated that only a fifth of the funds have been released.
“We as duly elected representative of the people who directly benefit from NG-CDF are extremely concerned that despite it being the third quarter of the financial year have only received Sh30 Million,” he stated.
In case their quest is not heeded they have requested the House Business Committee which formulates the business of the house to prioritize the discussion over the matter.
The House Business Committee which is chaired by Speaker Moses Wetangula is charged with the responsibility of preparing the Parliamentary Calendar with the approval of the House.
“We earnestly and solemnly request that you convey our sentiments that the first order of the sitting of the National Assembly, whenever held should discuss the foregoing subjects,” Amollo noted.
Lawmakers had threatened to impeach Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndungu over the delayed disbursement of NG-CDF.
Members of Parliament from both the Kenya Kwanza Alliance and Azimio La Umoja coalition have expressed frustration over the delay in the release of NG-CDF funds which is hampering the implementation of development projects.
In the third quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year, the legislators said they expected the National Treasury to disburse Sh46 billion yet only Sh 30 Million has been released restricted in bursaries.
