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16. Other levies should be paid in three or four instalments. Say properties of tax payers should not be demolished without
enough notice. People should be educated about the Constitution and the law.
17. Chiefs and assistant chiefs should be elected by people, so as to have morally upright people.
Com. Wambua: Asante sana James Njoroge, tumuite Samuel Njoroge.
Samuel Njoroge: My name is Samuel Njoroge, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen. I have few points to mention hear.
Old people have been ignored. With the collapse of the traditional social security systems, and considering that we are at a
transition, senior citizens welfare eg. health and housing should be attended to by the state. Afterall they are ones who built and
supported the country in their youth.
The young and those with disabilities, should be supported since they are the country’s future. How many bright people cannot
contribute positively to the countries development, because they were denied opportunities, for good health and education by
poverty. Even chokoras and other street urchins should be rounded up for rehabilitation.
Apart from adding to administration rules, the Provincial Administration should be replaced by a system of elected leaders from
the village, to the district level. After all what are the roles of DCs, and County Council chairmen within the district.
Once Parliament is prorogued, state affairs should be handed over to the determined officer who will not be seeking elective
office. All privileges to members of the cabinet including vehicles should be withdrawn, and not used by ministers while
conducting their campaigns. You cannot have a fair game. if one of the players is also the referee, unless you want total chaos.
Electoral dishonesty may be overcome through use of transparent ballot boxes where counting is centrally done at the
constituency level, to avoid adding illegal votes. Ballot boxes should be carried should be carried by the presiding officer, with
police and agents as escorts without a stop between the polling station and the counting hall. A radio communication should be
established between the constituencies, counting hall and the Presiding officers to monitor any unforseen delivery problems.
Justice delayed is justice denied. Offenders of any nature should be tried as soon as arrested. Witnesses do not have the time
to keep going to court for cases which will not be tried in time. A police office,r and a number of village elders, should have a
register of the inhabitants of their area of jurisdiction. If any crimes are committed in one’s area, the policeman should be
explain who did it and under what circumstances. If they do this I will recomend them for higher salary. It is of national
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