Salasya urges voters to take responsibility for electing leaders who misuse CDF
Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has urged voters not to dismiss the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) due to dissatisfaction with individual MPs, but rather to focus on their role in electing accountable leaders.
In a statement shared on his official X account on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Salasya emphasised that the core issue behind the misuse of CDF funds lies in the electorate’s choices.
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“Rather than dismissing CDF due to dissatisfaction with your Member of Parliament’s performance, we must recognise that the core issue stems from our collective responsibility as an electorate in choosing leaders who misappropriate these public funds,” Salasya said.
“Today, I engaged with women in Mumias East, who proudly highlighted transformative community projects financed through CDF, expressing their satisfaction with its tangible impact.”
The vocal lawmaker further urged constituents to prioritise leaders who demonstrate integrity and a commitment to development.
“Let us prioritise electing accountable leaders committed to utilising these resources transparently and for their designated developmental objectives,” he urged.
Salasya’s remarks come amid ongoing debates about the effectiveness and management of CDF.
Salasya on CDF
This comes after he criticised Kenyans supporting opposition leader Raila Odinga’s calls to devolve the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF).
In a statement on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Salasya dismissed those backing the proposal as ‘fools’, accusing them of playing into the same “false promises” that led to the collapse of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
The legislator warned that abolishing CDF would cripple development at the grassroots, citing the absence of school buses, stalled infrastructure in primary and secondary schools, and halted projects like KMTCs, TTIs, police posts, chief’s offices, and bursaries for vulnerable learners.
“Those few Kenyans supporting Raila and Ruto to kill CDF are fools. The same way they killed NHIF and gave you false promises of SHA, which will still come starting June 2026, where no school buses shall be bought for schools, no infrastructure in primary schools and secondary schools, no KMTC, police posts, chief offices, or bursaries to the vulnerable,” he stated.
Furthermore, he stated that he is praying for the fund to be scrapped so that Kenyans who support its removal can experience the suffering he believes will follow.
“I’m praying they work so hard to remove this CDF; that will be my best moment – to see those fools supporting its removal, seeing their children suffer the way they are struggling with SHA as private hospitals close for lack of funding from SHA.”
