KK & Azimio MPsThreaten to Impeach Treasury CS Ndung’u Over CDF Delays
Kenya Kwanza & Azimio MPs Threaten to Impeach Treasury CS Ndung'u
Kenya Kwanza members of parliament teamed up with opposition lawmakers on Tuesday, January 9, to demand the impeachment of Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u.
The lawmakers claimed that President William Ruto’s administration was abusing formalities to stall the delivery of the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) in a statement read by Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo on behalf of the other lawmakers.
The MPs threatened to introduce a motion against the Treasury CS if the administration did not provide the monies within seven days.
“There is a CDF memo dated January 2024, directed to all CDF account managers countrywide, directing them that money cannot be released because of certain amendments to the CDF Act,” Amollo remarked.
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As a result, Otiende Amollo claimed, the Treasury had declined to provide the money, stating that they were expected to review and resubmit their earlier recommendations.
Amollo called the memo “misguided,” even though he acknowledged that lawmakers had amended the Act in November and December.
According to him, the Treasury should have distributed 94% of the NG-CDF money because the revisions only had an impact on 6% of the total funds.
The MPs questioned why the administration was drafting policies for the 2023–2024 fiscal year based on changes made at the end of 2023.
They argued that the amendments should have been considered in the 2024/2025 Financial Year starting in July 2024.
The lawmakers issued an ultimatum to President Ruto stating that as a bipartisan team comprising all members of both sides, they demand that the entire allocation of CDF must be released within seven days as is due.
The MPs threatened to impeach the Treasury CS for the third time in the 2023–2024 fiscal year.
The National Government made available Ksh31 billion on January 3rd to allocate bursaries under the NG-CDF kitty.
The Members of Parliament stated that the amount was insufficient and that they required the entire sum, which equates to at least 2.5% of the government’s overall revenue.
