Public participation on the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2025 came to a close on Thursday, even as questions over the legitimacy of the process characterised the undertaking.
The four-day exercise, which began on May 4 and ended on May 7, saw Members of Parliament lead delegations countrywide in giving views on whether the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) and the Senate Oversight Fund should be entrenched in the constitution.
The legality of the process has, however, been put to question by a section of the political analysts and legal experts who argue that the MPs erred in trying to legitimise a fund already declared unconstitutional by the courts.
Orange Democratic Movement Party leader Raila Odinga was the first to take a swipe at the National Assembly over its umpteenth attempt to save the NG-CDF fund by entrenching it in law.
