Constituency development funds are often devoted to areas such as poverty reduction, and education as well as specific needs of individual constituencies.
specific decision-making processes. • All financial information regarding the use of CDF funds on projects shall be publicly available and documented according to standard and auditable accounting principles. Documentation of CDF funding shall be made publicly available in a timely manner. • CDF programmes shall ensure ease of access for all citizens, who shall be allowed to make claims of redress and appeal regarding the CDF process according to government regulations.
III. Administration and Management CDFs shall be administered and managed in an efficient, effective and transparent manner. In this regard, MPs and
committees and/or implementers shall facilitate the process by mobilizing citizen participation, streamlining implementing mechanisms and proactively complying with them. Such actions ensure that CDF administration and management will be performed in a timely fashion and remain faithful to the intent of CDFs.
• CDF funds shall be allocated to individual constituencies in a fair and equitable manner, regardless of MPs’ partisanship, gender, religion, race or ethnicity.
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• CDF funds shall be released in a timely manner and CDF projects shall be completed in a timely manner. The release of funds shall not be employed as part of a legislative election campaign. • CDF funds shall be channeled to a separate account of a public agency. Access to the funds shall be limited to officially authorized administrators. Funds shall be managed according to the best practices of public financial management. • The structure of CDF administration shall be clearly defined. Each administering body at corresponding levels shall function with unambiguous legitimate authority, explicit responsibility and substantive commitments. The structure of authority will be clearly stated to
the public to ensure that citizens are knowledgeable about the decision-making process of CDF management. • A set of policies and
procedures shall be made public to guide the implementation of the fund and the projects. • Funding shall be devoted to development in constituencies. Funded areas may include poverty reduction, infrastructure, water, education, health care, sanitation and disaster mitigation, and shall address specific needs of individual constituencies. • CDFs shall utilize all available technical expertise relevant to a particular project. Governments should make available to CDF implementing agencies relevant technical expertise. For example, public