{"id":131241,"date":"2026-02-16T11:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wetangula-defends-ng-cdf-says-fund-complements-counties\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:02:47","slug":"wetangula-defends-ng-cdf-says-fund-complements-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wetangula-defends-ng-cdf-says-fund-complements-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetang\u2019ula defends NG-CDF, says fund complements counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula has reaffirmed Parliament\u2019s commitment to safeguarding the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) describing it as a protected public resource that directly responds to the needs of the citizens.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking as Chief Guest during the Prize-Giving Day ceremony at Pate Girls Secondary School on Pate Island on\u00a0<span class=\"Object\">Monday<\/span>, the Speaker said the National Assembly fully supports and will continue to protect the NG-CDF citing its transformative impact on grassroots development across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe fully support and will continue to protect the NG-CDF. We also back the Appellate Court\u2019s decision affirming that the Fund does not compete with county governments,\u201d Wetang\u2019ula said.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker emphasized that the Fund complements rather than duplicates the work of county administrations by focusing on community-identified priorities, particularly in education, infrastructure and social amenities.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that NG-CDF remains protected public money specifically designed to benefit ordinary citizens at the constituency level.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other funding frameworks, he said, the NG-CDF model empowers local communities to take part in decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the Fund, it is the people themselves who determine and prioritise projects in each financial year, ensuring that development reflects the real needs of the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Wetang\u2019ula pointed to the impact of NG-CDF in supporting schools such as Pate Girls Secondary School through classroom construction, bursaries and improvement of learning facilities interventions that have contributed to improved academic performance in national examinations.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker lauded the school\u2019s outstanding results in last year\u2019s national examinations, describing education as the most powerful equaliser for marginalised and remote regions such as Pate Island.<\/p>\n<p>He urged leaders to remain united in defending initiatives that directly uplift learners and vulnerable families.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated Parliament\u2019s role in oversight and legislation to ensure public funds are utilised transparently and efficiently for the benefit of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/wetangula-defends-ng-cdf-says-fund-complements-counties\/\">Wetang\u2019ula defends NG-CDF, says fund complements counties<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC Digital<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula has reaffirmed Parliament\u2019s commitment to safeguarding the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) describing it as a protected public resource that directly responds to the needs of the citizens. Speaking as Chief Guest during the Prize-Giving Day ceremony at Pate Girls Secondary School on Pate Island on\u00a0Monday, the Speaker said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131241\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}