The National Government Constituencies Development Fund board says it has revised allocation to each constituency to Sh86.6 million.
MPs lost control of Sh4.5 billion meant for the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) following cuts on spending during the approval of 2017/18 Supplementary Budget.
The National Government Constituencies Development Fund board says the CDF budget has been reduced from Sh30.96 billion to Sh26.5 billion.
“The implication is that the budget ceiling for each constituency must also be revised downwards to Sh86,810,344.83,” Yusuf Mbuno, the acting CDF chief executive said in a board report on the project proposals approvals, disbursements and restrictions imposed on constituency account for the second quarter of 2017/18 financial year.
Mr Mbuno said the board, with the approval of the National Assembly Select Committee (NASC) on CDF determined the 2017/18 financial year budget ceilings for each constituency amounting to Sh101,416,090.34.
“The board has written to the Clerk of the National Assembly on the revised budget ceilings to facilitate approval by NASC on NG-CDF,” Mr Mbuno said in the report covering the period October 1 to December 2017.
He added that only 10 constituencies had submitted their project proposals despite a circular dated July 25, 2017 requiring each CDF committee to prepare and submit project proposals to the board for approval.
“The low rate of submission is attributable to the process of constituting new CDF committees as provided for in the law,” Mr Mbuno said.
He said the board has so far gazetted 264 CDF committees with 26 remaining. Upon gazettement of members of the CDF, Mr Mbuno said, they are expected to commence the preparation and submission of proposals to the board for approval.
No disbursements have been released to the 10 constituencies that submitted their project proposals for approval, according to the report tabled in the National Assembly by Leader of Majority Aden Duale.
According to the CDF data, 116 constituencies received full allocations during the financial year 2016/17.
Another 58 received at least 90 per cent, 64 got at least 70 per cent while 44 accessed 50 per cent of their total allocation for the year ended June 2017.
Three constituencies (Baringo Central, Baringo North and Ndia) received statutory allocation of Sh24 million each while five (Changamwe, Dagoretti South, Kitui South, Nyali and Tetu) received emergency funds only (Sh4 million each).
The board gave no explanation for the low funding.
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