By Monica Nashon Eight new modern classrooms have been officially inaugurated at Kiamabundu Primary School in Nyaribari Chache Constituency, aimed at easing congestion and improving the learning environment. Speaking during the ceremony, Member of Parliament Zaheer Jhanda said the project was funded through the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) and was purely focused on […]

By Janet Nyamwamu The National Assembly’s Decentralized Funds Accounts Committee has launched a fresh investigation into the management of bursary funds in Kajiado North Constituency. The probe stems from the Auditor-General’s report on the 2016/2017 NG-CDF accounts, which revealed a significant batch of bursary cheques that remained unpresented and became stale after six months without […]

By Janet Nyamwamu The National Assembly’s Decentralized Funds Accounts Committee has raised concern over persistent delays in NG-CDF project approvals and late bursary disbursements during audit reviews. The Thursday, the committee chaired by Gideon Mulyungi focused on administrative and operational bottlenecks within the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Board that lawmakers said continue to slow […]

By Janet Nyamwamu As Kenya continues to confront deep-rooted socio-economic inequalities, bursary programmes funded through the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) are proving critical in keeping vulnerable learners in school. In constituencies such as West Mugirango in Nyamira County and Kiharu in Murang’a County, locally driven initiatives are easing the burden of school fees […]

By Faith Nyabuto Members of the National and County Assemblies convened Tuesday to deliberate on a proposed constitutional amendment bill aimed at anchoring three critical financial laws into the Constitution. The laws are: the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), the Senate Oversight Fund (SOF), and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). The bill, […]

By Janet Nyanchoka Nyamira residents want the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), and the Senate Oversight Fund (SOF) safeguarded in perpetuity. The residents spoke during a public participation drive on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill No. 4 of 2025 recently. West Mugirango MP, Stephen Mogaka and […]

By KPC Reporter Members of the National Assembly hope that the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) will not be finally scrapped. Last year, the High Court gave June 2026 as the deadline for the fund to cease to exist. In a bid to rescue the kitty from a possible end, the National Assembly Select […]

By KPC Reporter Lawmakers’ will convene for the 2025 National Assembly mid-term retreat between 27th and 31st January in Naivasha, Nakuru County. The retreat is themed “𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴: 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘵”. The lawmakers will review legislative milestones achieved during the first three sessions of the 13th Parliament and come up […]

By KPC Reporter There were more questions than answers when the Decentralized Funds Accounts Committee examined the Kieni Constituency’s Audit reports for the financial years 2013/2014 through 2021/2022. The committee was examining reports submitted by the Office of the Auditor General on Kieni’s use of the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) resources. During a session […]