MPs Storm Out of Induction Over NG-CDF Delay
Members of Parliament have stormed out of their retreat in Mombasa again in protest over the delayed disbursement of NG-CDF funds by the treasury.
This was the second time the MPs walked out of the induction demanding that the money be deposited in their accounts.
They had staged a similar protest on Monday at a Mombasa hotel where they accused Treasury Cabinet Secretary Prof Njuguna Ndung’u of playing cut and mouse game with them.
The government sent Sh7 million to the NG-CDF accounts of which Sh2 million is for administration while the other Sh5 million is for the bursary.
The lawmakers refused to resume their induction even after Treasury PS Dr Chris Kiptoo arrived at the meeting to try and convince them.
They insisted that all the money must be deposited in their accounts to enable them send poor children in their respective constituencies to school as the new academic year gets underway.
“They ought to have projected ahead and the money that was supposed to be given to us. We have only four months remaining to the end of this year, we have not been paid anything.”
National Assembly NG-CDF Committee chairman Musa Sirma said the ‘war’ will continue
‘It’s alluta continua, it will continue until we get the money. That money is a must, it’s not a request. This money is a basic need, it’s a need that children must get to school,” he said.
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