On 10th May, 2015, The Centre for Enhancing Democracy and Good Governance (hereinafter referred to as CEDGG) filed a constitutional Petition No. 16 of 2013 in the High Court at Nakuru, alleging that the CDF was unconstitutional and sought reliefs, inter alia, for striking down of the Act for being unconstitutional. The Nakuru Petition was later transferred to Nairobi and consolidated with the Nairobi Petition. On 2nd August 2013, the Chairperson of Constituency Development Fund Committee-Mr.Lessonet Caused to be published the Constituency Development Fund (Amendment) Act-No. 36 of 2013which commenced on 1st October, 2013.Thereafter the petitioners filed an amended petition in the consolidated terms.
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