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Com. Ibrahim Lethome Please summarize. Your time is up.
Mr. Waiganjo: on environment and natural resources, we recommend that our constitution should prohibit any other
further clearing of remaining resources. In Laikipia we had very few forests. And with those few forest we are left with only
patches of trees. All forests are gone in Laikipia, becoming a desert now. Honourable commissioners you have asked me to
sum marize. And I summarize by saying that.
This constitution now that we are trying to make, it should be made by the Kenyans as it is happening now. It belongs to us.
and then they should know it understand it. So it could be written in language that every one can understand. Kiswahili,
kikuyu, Kalenjin, Turkana and other languages. The constitution should state that it must become part of the school
curriculum so that children grow by it. they grow knowing and understanding the constitution. And lastly, we recommend
that the state should ensure that the new document of the constitution is easily accessible to all Kenyans. And with that I
(inaudible)
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Thank you very much Mr. Waiganjo. Please register your memorandum.
Mr. Waiganjo: Thank you very much dear Commissioners.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome thank you very much. Is (inaudible) catholic church there (Inaudible) Catholic Church If there
are not there we can have Daniel Thumbi. Mr. Thumbi summarize, you have five minutes.
Daniel Thumbi: My first points regard environment degradation in Laikipia west. The new constitution to revoke all the
forests that have been demarcated in the recent past. There was one forest that was artificial it was the source of timber, it
was the source of water for both people and animals. And now we are seeing a future that shall not have water in Laikipia
because the catchment areas has been destroyed.
The second highlight is on the issue of the street of family. As much as we publicise issues regarding Kenyans there are
somethings I think are not put into practice. We talk of human rights, we talk of the children bills, we talk of the family rights
but we don’t put anything into practice. There are so many children and young people suffering in the streets. Not because
are not Kenyan but they are segrated by the government. the government is doing nothing to help them. And these families
are creating so many problems. We only talk of increase of thugary but young child has grown in the streets cannot be told
murdering somebody is bad. He has seen it, he has practiced it. we will only continue crying that crime is increasing, but we
are not addressing the problems that are bringing about these criminal activities.