In the previous opinion piece, we examined the macro-level fiscal powers of the newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) following the 2026 general election, highlighting how lawmakers must integrate climate resilience into the 2027 national budget preparation. However, national economic policy frameworks and high-level parliamentary debates mean little if their impact fails to reach rural villages, peri-urban townships, and farming communities across 226 constituencies. This brings us to the most direct, tangible financial tool available to a parliamentarian: the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Over recent years, CDF has undergone a major structural transformation, shifting from a modest local fund into a key instrument of fiscal decentralization. Governed by the Constituency Development Fund Act and Article 162 of the Constitution, it...