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the shop for guns because we are surrounded by people with guns. (clapping).
Number two poor Kenyans need free education at least at primary level. I think that one has been repeated again. There are
some area here where even if a child passes they are so poor because of the security. Infact every here is security. People are
very hardworking. If you sell your maize people come at night and take the little money you had. Then the child will not go to
school.
We want a Constitution that will give power to communities with allocation of resources in their area e.g forests and minerals.
Tuko na forests hapa surrounding us then people wanatoka huko upande wa Kano. They are given these forests and we have
got landless people in Laikipia. The Constitution that could be there must address that issue very seriously about the resources
and the communities who are looking after the resources.
Then we are talking about the Constitution should have a provision where all citizens should be assured of the next meal a
human right. Chakula iwe a human right for the Government to provide where necessary. Because when you plant your maize,
those pastoral people bring their cattle and the whole shamba is destroyed especially in marginal areas of Marumanet and
…………. (inaudible). So the Government should provide food and water where necessary as a human right.
Another thing that is very big problem, number five, is abolition of Provincial Administration. The Provincial Administration is
not necessary. What we need is a strong local council, Local Authority. The duties of these Commissioners can be taken by
the county council chairmen who are answerable to the people. They are elected by the people. so that tunamuliza kwa why
are we being killed The roles of the Chief to be taken over by the Councillor. The chief has no roles because he is not
answerable to us. We want somebody answerable to the people. and the mayors and the chairmen of country council can play
the roles of the DO. You can see the whole provincial administration is just a burden to protect the Executive. I don’t think
there is an other role they play.
Number six, the Constitution that will uphold complete separation of power between the Executive arm of the government the
Judiciary, and the Legislature is very disappointing to note that the Attorney General seats in all the three arms of the
Government. The President is the head of the Executive, he appoints judges, he is an MP, ni mwalimu number moja. You can
see what we are talking about. So please separation, such that President is not a member of Parliament. Let us elect President
who is not an MP and he should head the Executives and he should not appoint Judges, the Attorney General’s role in
Parliament should be taken by the Minister of Justice who is a politician. Attorney General to be a civil servant who cannot be
inside Parliament may be in the public gallery that is where he should be.
Then we want a Constitution that will make the number of ministries that the country needs and ensure that the Minister
appointed are not Parliamentarian but civil servants. They should be just civil servants. The appointing authority should be the