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CDF
May 5, 2006 8:00:42 GMT 3
Post by kipsang on May 5, 2006 8:00:42 GMT 3
I am shocked but not surprised to how the Mps were fast in tripling the Constituency Development Fund to upto Ksh. 21 B. without any safeguards on their spenditure, criteria of funds allocation or control of funds.
What do members say ?
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CDF
May 5, 2006 9:26:54 GMT 3
Post by pharlap on May 5, 2006 9:26:54 GMT 3
Kenya is under political seige. Those fat cats can raise their allowances, change the constitution or do anything they wish to do and get away with it. It is sickening to see all that.
I bet not many can account for past expenditure satisfactorily. For most of them, that will be the most amount of money they have ever handled, so loot while you can. Is it another anglo leasing, only that this time, it is neatly concealed to sound *not so scandalous?* Come on, that is like 21 Billions. I am a little worried at that trend. Fuel guzzling SUV's, Mileage allowance, CDF, Sitting Allowance, Medical Insurance while more than half of the population is basking in poverty? And these people will have the audacity to actually go to teh slums to get votes!!! >:-( Its total madness. Wonder if anyone can feel this.
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CDF
May 5, 2006 19:09:23 GMT 3
Post by mossad on May 5, 2006 19:09:23 GMT 3
This is just sickening. Look these guys are lookig for ways to steal money for campaign and the like. There should be a system where by these guys are checked and whatever they seek is wieghed. I dont know how far they'll go but this is exactly why some governments are overthrown and replaced with dictatroships. All these mps are just glaton and sickening and we are up to a rough road ahead.
Mossad.
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CDF
May 10, 2006 18:26:14 GMT 3
Post by kamalet on May 10, 2006 18:26:14 GMT 3
CDF was the best thing to happen to Kenya in the Kibaki era.
Come 2007, so many of these MPs will be caught out on abuse of office charges on CDF that they will not go back to the house. Also those that filled the CDF committees with their relatives and cronies and never provided the services will also see themselves out.
What is gladdening though is that in some areas, it has really changed the face of that area and the increase will be welcome to the areas where the management was good.
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CDF
May 12, 2006 1:24:55 GMT 3
Post by museveni on May 12, 2006 1:24:55 GMT 3
As a matter of fact, CDF should be doubled after the tripple !
The only thing we should be concerned about is creating watertight checks and balances. It is the best idea diring the life of the current parliament.
So far mwananchi has been able to taste development in areas that hitherto, had never seen any.
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CDF
May 12, 2006 18:04:57 GMT 3
Post by roughrider on May 12, 2006 18:04:57 GMT 3
Theoretically CDF violates the important concepts of separation of powers as well as the delicate 'checks and balances' between the executive and legislature.
The legislature vshould check ecxcesses of executive; but who will check MPs when they dabble in what is a legitimate role of the executive? the world over MP's are supposed to make laws: FULLSTOP.
In kenya, having abdicated their true responsibility, MP's are trying to hoodwink us by pointing at CDF.
Methinks that the idea of CDF had good intentions but poor design and appaling execution. MP's should never have been involved in any implemention (execution)
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CDF
May 13, 2006 5:00:57 GMT 3
Post by kipsang on May 13, 2006 5:00:57 GMT 3
Museveni... Doubling of CDF ..or the CDF in itself does not make sense, I agree with RR . what is the role of the government ministries such as planning or local government ? don't they have better trained personnel than the village goons who run CDF committees ! These ministries have mechanisms to initiate, monitor and control projects.
I think what we should be asking here is how the government ministries should be reformed to be not only in touch but responsive to the the daily needs of communities in all levels the society. Unfortunately the executive is now the proverbial dinosaur with faulty neural response network.
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CDF
May 15, 2006 11:17:25 GMT 3
Post by kamalet on May 15, 2006 11:17:25 GMT 3
Kipsang,
One of the problems we have had in the past 2 regimes was cases of areas being marginalised for political reasons. What CDF has done is to ensure that there is equal distribution of government revenue for development of all areas. In the absence of proper devolution structures, I think this is the way to go. As for more money being voted for CDF, I think it is better out there with the Kenyans than in close proximity of civil service thieves sitting in Nairobi.
What however needs attention is the management of the funds at constituency level to ensure the purposes intended are met. Also greater accountability which the present lot of MPs have been fighting off must my strengthened to ensure no losses.
Those MPs that have used CDF well will have an easy ride into 2007.
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CDF
May 17, 2006 17:02:53 GMT 3
Post by denno on May 17, 2006 17:02:53 GMT 3
I agree with Kamalet that the CDF idea is by far the best thing to have come out of this Kibaki regime. In theory the CDF should succeed where the Govt has failed. What the executive needs to do is second professionals to the CDF commitees to ensure that the funds are used in viable projects that will benefit the communities. The idea here (this is my opinion) is that the people know what's best for them. This assumption might be correct most of the time and sometimes people fail to see what's good for them - this is where the professions can offer guidance.
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