Kudos to CDF Guardians
The report on the utilisation of CDF funds in several consitituencies is fairly remarkable with particular emphasis on Bahari Constituency. What stood out for me as worthy of applause is the investment of KShs 1M to facilitate capacity building of the local leadership (undertaken by ActionAid); thereby ensuring that the remaining KShs. 59M available for the constituency is utilised efficiently and effectively to reap maximum and longterm results.
Notable too, is the laudable work of the Starehe CDF Committee which has catered for inter alia the traders (built trading sheds), the Rescue Dada Rehabilitation Centre (former street girls) and Mji wa Huruma (aged) albeit to the paltry collective sum of KShs. 300,000. The Committee's Patron and Area MP, Maina Kamanda does not normally command excess respect from me(just like many of our politicians), but his advise to other MP's and Patrons was uncharacteristically wise: "the secret of the success is to allow the constituency committee to function independently without political interference".
This dude Paddy on the other hand(!) needs a private seminar dedicated totally to him and his misconceived understanding of his social responsibility to his constituents. Its not everyday that you find a popularly elected official abusing powers of his office and going public about it. One positive attribute that this situation shares with the Artus Saga, is that we get to see whether there's anybody out there supervising the administration of national resources and national security and ready to take action in the event of any administrative breaches.
If Hon. Eng. Karue (Chair of the Constituencies Fund Committee) doesn't cry foul, we shall be concerned about the possibility of other suspect dealings with CDF resources.
Notable too, is the laudable work of the Starehe CDF Committee which has catered for inter alia the traders (built trading sheds), the Rescue Dada Rehabilitation Centre (former street girls) and Mji wa Huruma (aged) albeit to the paltry collective sum of KShs. 300,000. The Committee's Patron and Area MP, Maina Kamanda does not normally command excess respect from me(just like many of our politicians), but his advise to other MP's and Patrons was uncharacteristically wise: "the secret of the success is to allow the constituency committee to function independently without political interference".
This dude Paddy on the other hand(!) needs a private seminar dedicated totally to him and his misconceived understanding of his social responsibility to his constituents. Its not everyday that you find a popularly elected official abusing powers of his office and going public about it. One positive attribute that this situation shares with the Artus Saga, is that we get to see whether there's anybody out there supervising the administration of national resources and national security and ready to take action in the event of any administrative breaches.
If Hon. Eng. Karue (Chair of the Constituencies Fund Committee) doesn't cry foul, we shall be concerned about the possibility of other suspect dealings with CDF resources.
posted by Orkoiyot at
7:42 am
3 Comments:
Paddy Ahenda is a buffon, but we don't know how many of him there are compared to how many Khamisi's. The CDF act needs to be amended to have more governance structures in place so that no matter what kind of MP is in place - and ensure meoney will be used properly
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bankelele, at 5:50 pm
Ahenda's maiden speech was a non starter. And now that??? Now we should stop electing individuals because Raila Odinga has said, they more end up having nothing between their ears.
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Girl in the Meadow, at 1:10 pm
@banks, the Act at a glance seems to have a fair number of checks & am thus at a loss at how Paddy can play the sort of games he alludes to. Before any project gets funding it must be approved by the Constituency Development Committees District Projects Committees, National Committee and the Constituencies Development Committee. Any more structures may hinder progress.
@Shiroh, Let's give Ahenda the benefit of doubt. He probably has something btw his ears given his health CV (google). However,politics tends to make politicians who are insecure with their public support, say some silly things.
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Orkoiyot, at 3:46 pm
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