The Malaita Ma’asina Forum is calling on the government of Prime Minister, Gordon Darcy Lilo to gazette the Constituency Development Fund Bill.
MMF President, Charles Dausabea told freelancer George Atkin, although Parliament approved in 2013 the CDF Bill, the government is yet to gazette the bill resulting in the officials of the Ministry of Rural Development being unable to enforce it.
The parliamentary approval of the CDF Bill paves the way for officials of the Ministry of Rural Development to process payments being requested by Members of Parliament to ensure proper keeping of records of how funds are being expended.