Nairobi residents back proposed entrenchment of NG-CDF in the law as public participation ends
Friday, 9 May, 2025
Nairobi, Nairobi CountyThursday, May 8, 2025
The public participation exercise on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to anchor three development Funds into the law has concluded in Nairobi county.
The consultative forums that were held in the 17 constituencies in the City county came to a close today with wananchi overwhelmingly supporting the initiative with a backing of success stories of the Funds.
The National Assembly conducted the countrywide public engagement of the proposed Constitution of Kenya (Amendment), Bill, 2025.
The Bill seeks to formally entrench the National Assembly Constituencies Fund (NG-CDF), the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) and the Senate Oversight Fund in the Constitution.
The public participation forums coordinated by parliamentary staff were successfully held in Westlands, Dagoretti North, Dagoretti South, Langata, Kibra, Roysambu, Kasarani, Ruaraka and Embakasi South Constituencies.
They were also held in Embakasi North, Embakasi Central, Embakasi East, Embakasi West, Makadara, Kamukunji, Starehe, and Mathare constituencies.
Hundreds of residents who turned out to give their views supported plans to anchor the Funds in the Constitution arguing that they had played a key role in uplifting their living standards.
Majority noted that were it not for bursaries from the NG-CDF most of the bright and needy children would not have accessed education.