ON 17TH MAY, 2002 - ConstitutionNet
ON 17TH MAY, 2002 - ConstitutionNet
ON 17TH MAY, 2002 - ConstitutionNet
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Isaiah Kobia Ritari: Thank you commissioners, my names are Isaiah Kobia Ritari. I am presenting this memorandum on behalf<br />
of Njurincheke and myself. In the first place Njurincheke is the custodian of cultural issues among the Amerus and we are<br />
proposing that in the new constitution like let Njurincheke be entrenched . There are basic rights we want to talk about.<br />
1. Education: there should be free and compulsory education in primary schools not only free, free and<br />
compulsory. Secondary schools should be free. Also university.<br />
2. Health care – After now many people are not getting proper healthcare, therefore this should be provide.<br />
The aged are not taken care of by anybody. The aged homes should be started in Kenya through the new<br />
constitution and this should be done through the taxation that is done in this country.<br />
3. Majimbo and uniterly government. According to us if this country was disembered into majimbos, it will be<br />
just terrible because none of our kings in some of jimbos are extremely poor. Naturally the environment is<br />
cruel to them. Therefore we are proposing aunitary government to unite all Kenyans.<br />
4. Provincial Administration – as per now we have PCs, DOs and assistant chiefs. This has almost become<br />
customary, we propose this the main but commissioners the constitution should give them powers that guide<br />
and councel, not, they behave like governors, chiefs and assistant chiefs behave like governors not like<br />
people guiding people to end development at all.<br />
5. The local government – the structure should remain that of municipal county council and urban council but<br />
what is very interesting is, the councils do not have any powers, therefore we are proposing the councils to<br />
be autonomous. The chief officers are more powerful than councilors, you will see them shouting councilors<br />
everywhere, so let them be, let the councils have the power to hire and fire not just council. Qualification<br />
for councilors should be that of O’ level for everybody – not those who have failed, those who have<br />
passed. Mayors and chairmen of county councils we propose that they be elected by the people not by the<br />
councilors because when they are elected by the councilors, that’s why they are joking around with them.<br />
If there should be nominations for councilors, special interest or special areas should be identified properly<br />
not to have councilors who are nominated to serve the party or the area MP, they look like employees as<br />
per now.<br />
6. Parliament - the parliament of Kenya has as per now only the power to Registrate. They should have the<br />
following powers according to us.<br />
(1) We peach a President, if the President behaves in unlikely manner or in a wrong manner, they should<br />
have power to throw him out and have another one and in this we are proposing that the presidency<br />
should be elected along with a runmate so that the Vice President may be powerful. Not just<br />
somebody who can be removed now and another one is replaced or we have a period without a Vice<br />
President in this country. That is just getting a rope around the neck. The judiciary, the judges I think<br />
they are only two judges in Kenya one who have not been appointed by the President. The judges<br />
should be appointed by the parliament. Administration of judges should be availed to the people right