Sossion: NG-CDF has done more for education than any other fund
Former Nominated Member of Parliament Wilson Sossion revealed that the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) has so far been better and beneficial in the education sector since independence.
According to the former Nominated MP and Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General, while speaking to a local media house on Monday, August 24, 2025, he revealed that since the inception of NG-CDF, Kenyan schools no longer host Harambee for school construction, which was the case in the past.
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“The impact of the Development Fund in twelve years is very great; we have seen Harambee’s for schools stop, and we have seen these funds do a tremendous job,” Sossion said.
On his part, Sossion also called out the government for fighting the fund while noting that NG-CDF has brought equity across all constituencies in the education sector.
“We should not fight over sharing resources just to glorify some offices or to suit certain interests. The NG-CDF has done more for education than any other fund since independence by bringing equity across all constituencies,” he noted.
Auditor’s report on missing NG-Fund
Meanwhile, Sossion’s remarks follow a report by the Auditor General citing that at least Sh4.1 billion meant for student bursaries through the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) cannot be traced, raising serious questions over how MPs have managed the fund.
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu’s report for the year ending June 2024 shows that while 125 constituencies reported helping thousands of students, most could not provide the necessary documentation to support their claims.
The audit revealed that 86 constituencies failed to present records for Sh2.12 billion, including receipts from schools, acknowledgement forms from students, and admission numbers.
“Eighty-six NG-CDF (offices) failed to provide supporting documents for bursary disbursements, including acknowledgements, receipts from beneficiary institutions, and details of students’ admission numbers, amounting to Sh2,122,652,960,” Gathungu said.
An additional 39 constituencies could not account for Sh1.97 billion. They lacked documents showing how bursary applications were vetted, such as committee minutes, policy guidelines, or assessment reports.
“Bursary disbursements amounting to Sh1,971,099,695 in respect to 39 NGCDFs were not supported with documentation on vetting of applications, including bursary vetting committee minutes/reports and policy and/or guidelines on bursary awards, leading to potential bias and exclusion of deserving students,” the Auditor-General noted.
The NG-CDF, introduced in 2003 by President Mwai Kibaki, has long been used by MPs to fund classroom construction, police stations, and bursary awards.
