Three Bench Judge Declares NG-CDF Unconstitutional
The High Court on Friday declared the National Government, Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) unconstitutional.
The three-judge bench comprising Justices Kanyi Kimondo, Justice Mugure Thande and Lady Justice Roselyne Aburili observed that NG-CDF undermined the spirit of devolution and faulted the extra layer created which leads to wastage of public resources.
“For all the above reasons and conclusions, we now make the following declarations, that the National Government Constituency Development Fund Act of 2015 as amended in 2022, and 2023 is hereby declared unconstitutional,” stated the court.
In their ruling, the three judges directed that pending government projects funded under the NG-CDF be completed by June 2026, when the fund will cease being operational.
“That NG-CDF and all its projects, programs and activities shall cease to operate at the stroke of midnight on 30th June 2026,” the court declared.
