ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Constituencies Development Fund Act
12. Emergency reserve
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
12. Emergency reserve
(1)A portion of the Fund, equivalent to five per centum (hereinafter referred to as the "Emergency Reserve") shall remain unallocated and shall be available for emergencies that may occur within the Constituency.(2)The Constituency Development Fund Committee shall determine the allocation of the emergency reserve in accordance with the Act.(3)"Emergency" shall be construed to mean an urgent, unforeseen need for expenditure for which it is in the opinion of the committee that it cannot be delayed until the next financial year without harming the public interest of the constituents.(4)For each project, the Project Management Committee shall set aside a sum of five per centum of the total allocation for the project to cater for the administration expenses of the project.(5)The sum set aside under subsection (4) shall be properly accounted for and proper books of accounts kept and returns made to the Constituencies Development Fund Committee for that constituency on how the sum has been used.