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Endebess Residents Rally Behind Bill to Entrench NG-CDF in the Constitution

Residents of Endebess constituency have thrown their weight behind the Constitution Amendment Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 4 of 2025).

This support was expressed during a public participation forum on the bill, organized by the Parliament of Kenya at the sub-county headquarters.

The bill seeks to entrench three key development funds in the Constitution: the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), the Affirmative Action Fund (NG-AAF), and the Senate Oversight Fund.

The public participation forum, part of a nationwide initiative, attracted passionate pleas from locals urging the government to protect the NG-CDF from being scrapped, following a recent High Court ruling declaring the fund unconstitutional and ordering its cessation by June 30, 2026.

Lucy Chebet, a resident of Chelalus village, emotionally recounted the transformation the fund has brought to her community.

“I neighbour Mt. Elgon National Park, and before CDF, our boys hunted wild animals while our girls dropped out of school and married at age 12. That is not the case now—our children have gone to school and some are living well,” she said.

Mustafa Evans from Njoro Farm warned that transferring the fund to county governments could undermine its efficiency.

“Anybody pushing for the scrapping of NG-CDF should be declared an enemy of the people and jailed. I did my KCSE in a lab built by CDF. Today, we have scientists in our village thanks to CDF,” he stated.
Mary Moraa of Nyakoiwana village said the fund has transformed all 290 constituencies across the country.

“Before 2003, we had no roads or schools in our area. Now, we have passable roads and our children benefit from NG-CDF bursaries,” she noted.

Sifuna Barasa of Salama echoed similar sentiments, citing infrastructure and security improvements.

“NG-CDF has built police stations and chiefs’ offices, helping reduce crime in Endebess,” he said.

Area Member of Parliament Dr. Robert Pukose highlighted the projects completed in the constituency through the fund over the past two decades.

“We now have 15 school buses, 65 primary schools up from 40, and 25 secondary schools up from 7. All schools have twin laboratories funded by NG-CDF,” Dr. Pukose said.

He called for the fund’s allocation to be increased from 2.5% to 5% of the National Government’s annual revenue.

Established under the NG-CDF Act of 2015 and amended in 2016, the fund aims to alleviate poverty and promote equitable development across the country. 

The proposed constitutional amendment now awaits further public input and parliamentary consideration.

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