Memorandum on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (NO.2) Bill, 2013 Tuesday, October 6, 2015

The Equalization fund is established under Article 204 of the constitution as an affirmative action fund targeted at marginalized counties. The Commission on Revenue Allocation concluded the policy to guide the fund on February 2013 and this was subsequently adopted by Parliament. The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury gazetted guidelines for the administration of the fund on 13th March 2015. On 29th August 2015, the National Assembly passed a bill to Amend Article 204 -2 and 3(b); the effect of which is to direct the funds to the constituency under the management of members of parliament. Read more on the TDF Memoranda here