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Speaker: He is there. He is coming.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Ongarua are you coming Please give us your name.
Joseph Samuel Waiganjo: Joseph Samuel Waiganjo.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome And summarize your points.
Joseph Samuel Waiganjo: Yah. Your honorable Commissioners. Our memorandums contain 18 points which are self
explanatory but I would like to point out a few of them. First Kenyans are commited to the democratic values of
constitutionalism, equality and the rule of law. On national philosophy and guiding principals we recommend that children, young
people, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups should be protected. Also on the same point, we recommend that all power
and authorities derived from the people have to be governed through their will and concern not otherwise. On democratic
principles we recommend that all power and authorities derived from the people of kenya. And the people have to be governed
through their will and the social cultural and development rights.
On Constitutional supremacy. we recommend that in the event of amendment this shall be subjected to a referendum, before
they are enacted by the parliament. Bythese we mean they should be provided a forum like this one. Or a public convention for
people to give their own views and it does not happen only by a group of people sited somewhere. Because this would keep
Kenyans abreast in any new development in their constitution.
On structures and system of government we recommend that kenya should have a ceremonial president who should be above
party politics. He should be elected by all Kenyans with a majority vote not by appointment or a group of people (inaudible)
the legislature we recommend that constituents. (inaudible) by that I mean voters, must be empowered by the constitutions to
recall their MPs in the effect that they are not satisfied with their performance. On the same we recommend that. our
constitution should be (inaudible) with of maintaining National anthem and flag.
On the executive we recommend that the president should not be above party politics. And as I have said there before. We
shall be able to have a president who plays a duo role. That is to say, today or currently, it is difficult to distinguish when the
president represents the interests of Kenyans we people in the government included, or when he represents the interest of his
public or his constituency.
On the judiciary we recommend that there should be a special means of prosecuting policemen. Who breaks the laws of the