More than one hundred constitruencies are at the risk of missing out on development funds due to failure by Members of Parliament to submit project proposals for their constituencies in due time.Most of these constituencies are said to be from Nairobi,Rift Valley,Nyanza and central regions.
Planning and National Development Minister Wycliffe Oparanya has said that 131 MPs out of the 210 were yet to present their proposals to the Constituency Development Fund Board.Oparanya also sited that 79 constituencies which have submitted their proposals,would receive 50 per cent of the funds which will first benefit from bursaries,2 Milklion shillings to meet the cost of administration and emergency expenses.
Mr.Oparanya revealed that the Treasury had released 3.5 Billion shillings for disbursement but his ministry could not disburse the money until MPs submit their projec proposals.When responding to concerns by CDF committees with the indication that they had not received the cash to cater for education bursaries afeter schools opened earlier this month.
As revealed by the minister,constituencies with unutilized cash would not be allocated more and threatened to make public the list opf constituencies whose Members of Parliament had not submitted their constituencies proposals.
This brings into question the accountability of some members of parliamnet and their commitment to ensuring development in their respective voting regions.
Kelvin Mwangi,
Nairobi.
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