About NG-CDF Board
Established under the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act, 2015 to oversee equitable socio-economic development and poverty alleviation across all 290 constituencies in Kenya.
Statutory Legal Framework
The National Government Constituencies Development Fund operates under a robust statutory foundation established by Acts of Parliament, supplemented by statutory regulations and ministerial gazette circulars.
All allocations, project identification barazas, Project Management Committees (PMCs), procurement under the PPADA 2015, and double-entry accounting follow strict compliance standards set out in these foundational legal instruments.
NG-CDF Act (Incorporating 2023 Amendments)
Incorporates all latest amendments enacted by the National Assembly: expanded provisions for digital ICT hubs, climate change and environmental mitigation, bursary eligibility, and constituency operational ceilings.
The NG-CDF Act, 2015 (Act No. 30 of 2015)
The principal act governing the establishment of the Board, constituency committees, project proposal approvals, disbursement procedures, and statutory financial accounting.
The NG-CDF Regulations, 2016
Detailed statutory subsidiary legislation providing operational procedures for project management committees (PMCs), procurement thresholds, audit submissions, and project handover.
Key Legal Provisions at a Glance
Establishes the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Board as a corporate body with perpetual succession and a common seal.
Statutory cap restricting constituency recurrent and administrative expenditure to strictly maximum 6.0% of the allocated budget.
Mandates an emergency reserve allocation capped at strictly maximum 5.0% for unforeseen urgent damage to public infrastructure.
Defines the formula for sharing the national fund among all 290 constituencies: 75% divided equally and 25% weighted by the national poverty index.
