Kenya: National Assembly Clears First Hurdle in Bid to Amend Constitution, Secure Ng-CDF

Inside lawmakers' plan to marshal magic two-thirds vote to retain NG-CDF

Kenya: National Assembly Clears First Hurdle in Bid to Amend Constitution, Secure Ng-CDF

Nairobi -- A second attempt by Members of Parliament to amend the constitution has sailed through the first hurdle after the National Assembly successfully passed the Constitutional Amendment bill 2025 after garnering the two-thirds threshold.

Over 300MPs Vote For NG-CDF, NGAAF, SOF Despite Court Ruling

On July 1, 2025, Kenya’s National Assembly had a historic voting day when 304 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted together to pass a new law called the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025. This law is meant to make sure that three funds – the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), the National Government Affirmative […] Source

Makali Mulu: Passaris’s bill goes against the Constitution

Kitui Central Member of Parliament (MP) Makali Mulu has criticised Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris’s Public Order (Amendment) Bill, stating that

Maraga calls for NG-CDF abolishment, terms it's unconstitutional

Former Chief Justice David Maraga has called for the abolition of the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), terming it unconstitutional. Speaking on a local TV station on July 2, Maraga stated that the allocation of public funds should adhere strictly to the two levels of government as envisioned in the Constitution — the national and […]

National Assembly Clears First Hurdle in Bid to Amend Constitution, secure NG-CDF

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 1 – A second attempt by Members of Parliament to amend the constitution has sailed through the first hurdle after the National Assembly successfully passed the Constitutional Amendment bill 2025 after garnering the two-thirds threshold. The proposed amendment seeks to formally entrench three critical public development funds in the Constitution: the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), the Senate Over…