National Assembly to challenge judgement on NG-CDF

The National Assembly will appeal a decision of the High Court that declared the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) unconstitutional.

The legal team representing the National Assembly requested for a copy of the Judgement and court proceedings with the intention to challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal.

In the appeal, the National Assembly intends to challenge all the findings of the High court with regard to the constitutionality of the NG-CDF Act 2015.

In their Judgement, Justices Kanyi Kimondo, Roselyn Aburili and Mugure Thande also gave the current NGCDF a gross period of one year and eight months lapsing at midnight on June 26, 2026 when the Fund will cease to exist, for the completion of all pending NG-CDF projects.

The National Assembly will also apply for the stay of the declaration of the unconstitutionality of the NGCDF Act, pending the hearing and determination of the intended Appeal.

The Petition was filed in 2016 by Katiba Institute among other petitioners, challenging the legality of the NG-CDF Act 2015, on among other grounds, that the Fund violates the principles of Public Finance and alleged breach of the doctrine of separation of powers among others.

The National Assembly intends to challenge the verdict on all the grounds cited by the Petitioners and allowed by the Court.