Constituency Development Funds (CDF) board on Thursday camped in Uasin Gishu County collecting residents' views on CDF funds.
The event which brought together citizens and leaders from Nandi, Bungoma, Elgeyo-marakwet and Turkana counties was meant to seek public opinion on reimbursements of CDF funds.
Residents had a platform to air their opinion concerning the funds where most of them asked the government not to scrap it.
Henry Rono, Nandi County resident, said that CDF has helped to improve standards of ordinary people at grass roots level.
“Without CDF there would be no developments within our constituencies. I therefore stand in support to it,” said Rono.
Rono said that the development funds have catered for bright but needy children's education in both lower and tertiary education.
“There are bright students in places like West Pokot and Turkana for example, who are thirst for education but are not able to pay the fee. CDF has really helped them,” noted Rono.
Yusuf Mbuno, CDF board chief executive officer said that developments funds are the only tangible allocation to the public and it has helped them.
Mbuno said that the CDF board took an initiative to involve the people in decision making before making their final draft.
“Common mwananchi are the most important in making a concrete decision. They are the ones who will determine new CDF rules,” said Mbuno.
He said that government should consider the public opinion before making any decision to eliminate the fund.
Lodope Nakara, Turkana Central MP said that CDF kitty should be refurbished according to law through involving the citizens in the decision making process.
“As much as the members of parliament are pushing for CDF kitty, they should get less involved with the fund,” said Nakara.
The Constituency Development Funds was suspended for 12 months by high court in order to verify whether it is in accordance with the Kenyan Constitution.
CDF board has so far collected public views from 14 counties and will still involve the public from all the other remaining counties.