The National Government has allocated Ksh58.7 billion for constituency development through the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) in the 2025/2026 financial year, marking an increase from the Ksh54.7 billion disbursed in the previous financial year.
Out of the total allocation, Ksh32.3 billion has already been released to the NG-CDF Board for onward disbursement to constituencies across the country.
Speaking in Nambale, Busia County, during the commissioning of a storey tuition and administration block at Sierra Girls Senior School, Principal Secretary in the State Department for Economic Planning Boniface Makokha said the fund was being prudently utilised to transform communities.
Makokha warned that scrapping the NG-CDF would deny constituents ongoing development gains, particularly in education infrastructure and learner support through bursaries and scholarships.
“Nambale is the 14th constituency I have visited to monitor the absorption of NG-CDF funds. There is clear evidence that the fund is transforming communities, especially in the education sector,” he said.
The PS commended NG-CDF constituency committees for effective use of funds and urged them to benchmark with constituencies that have demonstrated efficient absorption and timely implementation of projects.
NG-CDF Board Director Naomi Shiyonga said the board would fast-track the approval of project proposals submitted by constituency committees to accelerate development initiatives.
Meanwhile, NG-CDF Board Chief Executive Officer Yusuf Mbuno welcomed the progressive increase in the fund’s allocation, noting that it had grown from Ksh1.2 billion in 2003 to the current Ksh58.7 billion.
Mbuno said the government had already disbursed about 55 per cent of the allocation halfway through the financial year, describing the release of funds as timely.
He revealed that Nambale Constituency was allocated Ksh182 million and had so far received Ksh102 million.
“As a board, we are committed to approving project proposals promptly to ensure development projects are fast-tracked for the benefit of citizens,” Mbuno said.
He challenged critics calling for the scrapping of the NG-CDF to propose viable alternatives, warning that communities would lose critical development opportunities if the fund was abolished.
Mbuno recalled that before the fund was established in 2003, Members of Parliament relied on harambees to finance development projects, which he said could not raise the millions required for major infrastructure works.
“The Ksh22 million storey tuition and administration block at Sierra Girls Senior School could not have been realised through fundraising alone,” he noted.
