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Court blocks quest of MPs to retain CDF

High court Judge Lawrence Mugambi follows proceedings during the hearing of petitions challenging the removal of Chief Justice Martha Koome and six Supreme Court judges at a Milimani court on Friday, May 16, 2025. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The High Court in Nairobi on Thursday dealt Members of Parliament a major blow by freezing their umpteenth quest to retain control over the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

While agreeing with Katiba Institute’s lawyer Joshua Malidzo, Justice Lawrence Mugambi directed that the MPs debate the Bill seeking to entrench the fund in the Constitution.

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