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cleared by his party and probably the Electoral Commission. There should be that committee in the constituency that should
clearly state that this is a character you can depend on particularly in relation to his character. A public servant who intends to
contest an election Mr. Chairman, should be allowed just a leave and should not resign but leave so that he has the option to
return to his career if he is unsuccessful. The three months of Parliament, Mr. Chairman should be maintained, and this thing
should be a full time job. Those members should not be subject to anybody. Whatever they pass in Parliament should not be
vetted by anybody. That a law passed in parliament should automatically be given a loyal assent by the existing President. The
President, Mr. Chairman should be obliged to sign that assent.
Parliament should retain the law of amending the Constitution of Kenya, after consulting the people, and should not do it
eratically. The reports of Public Accounts Committee and the Public Investment Committee should be acted upon immediately,
and a report be given back by the concerned Ministry within the stipulated time. That is in order to avert that delay in
prosecution and so on Mr. Chairman.
On the Executive, Kenya should have an executive President, who should of course get the necessary powers, but Parliament
should have more powers. It should be assisted to vet, particularly in relation to the Constitutional appointments that the
President may make, should be subject to vetting by the Parliament.
Com. Lenaola: Last two points please.
Jediel: The last two will be made on education and farming, if you allow me time.
Education: There should be free and compulsory education at all levels and we should integrate the normal and the abnormal
students, i.e the handicapped children should be integrated. More University Education should be opened to everybody and
tertiary education and those in public universities should get access to loans. Those doing the so-called mode 2 or the parallel
degree should also have access to education. I have also talked to a few students, and they have stated that the fees structure
should also allow them some pocket money. Let them get the pocket money. Boards of Governors should be made up of
PTAs, and the nominated members by the Ministers, and half of the members should be real PTA members and they should
also give what they call their Chairman. The Board members should not be allowed to tender for anything. Last, but not least
on education, the District Education Boards should be representative of education in the district. The known people in
pre-education, pre-primary, tertiary, secondary and University. Those should make up the board members.
Farming: I just want to point out something on coffee and the marketing aspect of coffee, in relation to the current Act. The
current Act on marketing allows a miller who owns a farm to be an agent of a grower. I tend to think that, that allows that agent
or the small grower, that room that would make him probably vunerable to that agent. What I am stating here is that, an agent
who is a grower and a miller at the same time should not be allowed to market somebody’s coffee. In the same Act, that is
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