Members of Parliament on Tuesday stormed out of Parliament in protest over delayed disbursement of NG-CDF funds.
The lawmakers who were shouting ‘no CDF no recess’ were demanding the release of the monies whose delay they said would affect the disbursement of bursaries to their respective constituents.
The lawmakers stormed out of the Chambers to scuttle the passage of a motion for the House to go on recess for the December festive season.
Kenya Kwanza MPs joined a team of opposition MPs led by Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi in seeking answers from Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, with whom they wanted to liaise with the Treasury to have the funds released immediately.
Ichung’wah told his colleagues that the issue would be resolved by Thursday, when Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u returned from the COP 28 event in Dubai.
However, South Mugirango legislator and Majority Whip Silvanus Osoro attempted to return to the Chamber just as the bell rang notifying MPs to resume the afternoon sitting.
Osoro was, however, blocked and held back by Opposition MPs who started shouting “Osoro ni wetu”.
“Bursary haina chama, no CDF no Parliament,” a female MP is heard saying in clips shared online.
“The children of the poor must go to school. Kenyan children must go to school,” the MP added.
