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Then I read on agriculture: The prices of agriculture produce in our area is very much imbalanced, why does the Government
allow the locational board for farmers to control the prices of their produce. The Government also requires to lower some
taxes of some farm input fertilizers you buy a fertilizer at 1,200 and you sell your produce at a very lower price. Let us have
agricultural industries becoming independent without Government interference. You have seen many industries failing because
of Government interference. Let them be independent. Trade pacts e.g. COMESA to cater for common man not the rich one
only.
Infrastructure: The Government needs to renovate and provide the feeder roads to productive areas. You see that we have
very good roads in non-productive areas in our country while very poor roads are at the productive area.
Provindial Administration: The Government needs to abolish these, and have that office elected by people. constituencies. All
MPs should be given or allowed offices in their areas of representation. E.g. in Laikipia we need to have our MP having an
office. If we find our representative in the house, not executing his duties properly the government should allow wananchi to
have a vote of no confidence to such an MP.
New Constituencies should not be started without the go-a-head of the house. Because of a personal interest, population
should be considered in this case. What is the number of people in that given constituency. Is it worthy to be cut into two so
that we serve the number of people equally
The salaries of MPs they should not determine their salary. It can be determined by Public Commission. An MP should cease
to be a member if he fails to attend you consecutive session in the house, which can be debatable mya be considered whether
he has been on sick off thus not coming to the house.
Presidency: the President should not be above the law. The law should be above the President. to serve two terms of five
eyars, he should be 35 to 70 years. Lets have independent arms of the Governments – the Judiciary, the Executive and
Legislature. The President should not be the Commander in Chief of the armed forces. In this case the armed forces should
elect their in chief of the Armed Forces. The house should have the powers to dissolve the Parliament not the President.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Please summarize.
Kenneth Njenga: Electoral Commission should also be very much independent not in control or manipulated by the
President. Adjourning the house is also ………… (inaudible) death sentences to rapists and robbery with violence. I think
with that I come to the end.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Thank you, any question for him. I want a clarification. Are you a teacher