In Kenya, court declines to stop legislature from forwarding proposed constitutional amendment on funds

The High Court has declined to stop Parliament from forwarding the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to President William Ruto for entrenchment of NG-CDF. Through the Bill, MPs seek to amend the Constitution to formally entrench the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), the Senate Oversight Fund, and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). [ . . . ] However, Justice Mugambi declined to issue the interim orders and instead directed the parties to file their submissions and appear in court on June 5 for further directions. “There is no reason to grant interim conservatory orders at this stage since the parties are already before the court,” ruled Justice Mugambi. “The issue of conservatory orders can still be revived on June 5 when the court will issue further directions on the ruling date.”
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