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head of the Government and then those Minister should be vetted by Parliament to ascertain their suitability for the job. That
way we shall separate the Executive from the Parliament because these people will just be senior civil servants.
We want a Constitution that will guarantee workers reasonable income. That is the Constitution that will set a national minimum
wage for workers. If you go to this house you find the wahindis are paying people 1,000/= shillings and if you look at the wage
guidelines given by the state there is a salary of 1,800/= as the minimum wage. It cannot even educate a primary school child
and you are supposed to be called an employee. So we want a national minimum wage stated by the State.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Please summarize.
Michael Muriithi: We want a Constitution that will create an independent Electoral Commission which would draw its funds
directly from the consolidated fund. The Commissioners appointed by the stake-holders e.g. the political party, religious
organizations, NGOs, professional body, trade union, minorities like the Indians and the Europeans, so that they are completely
independent.
Then a Constitution that will guarantee individual freedoms without limiting them with other subsidiary law. You have a freedom
of association under public order act. you cannot access freely because Chief is on the other side and you are on the other
side. And you are told you have got freedom of association. Then let us also have Constitution that will limit the maximum
number of acres of land, that an individual can hold. And fix the amount of tax to be levied on land held by tacoons while
citizens in some areas are leaving in villages. Let us say you cannot hold more than 2,000 acres of land. and if you hold more
land and you are not utilizing it pay tax to the government, so that we encourage people to do farming
The last point is to have clause in the Constitution which will empower Parliament to impeach the Head of state who does not
defend the Constitution. It was an abuse of office of President of this country to refuse to appoint a Vice-President for 14
months. No Vice-President incase he died we could have had the biggest national crises in this country because there was
nobody to take over. The last point is that I am a Parliamentary candidate and I have finished.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome I have two questions on …………. (inaudible). The first one I am getting worried abou the
argument that says the work of PCs and DCs should have a council. so you would like to say that MPs should also administer
them where is the distiction between the Executive and the legislature at the council level That question number one.
Question number two. You are very strong in saying the people should be electing MPs on both but when it comes to
………….. (inaudible) with Electoral Commission you are talking about being elected by stakeholders, churches and so on.
Where are the people there