Kenya: National Assembly Clears First Hurdle in Bid to Amend Constitution, Secure Ng-CDF

Nairobi — A second attempt by Members of Parliament to amend the constitution has sailed through the first hurdle after the National Assembly successfully passed the Constitutional Amendment bill 2025 after garnering the two-thirds threshold.

The proposed amendment seeks to formally entrench three critical public development funds in the Constitution: the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), the Senate Oversight Fund, and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund…