12TH JULY 2002 - ConstitutionNet

Electoral Commission: Chairman of the Electoral Commission and Commissioners must be Graduates. They must be people of
clean record honest and transparent in all aspects. Must be forty years and above. Must be selected by Parliament or the
Commission of the Professionals formed by the Parliament.
Creation of Constituencies: Constituencies must be determined by the total number of people who should be at least twenty
thousand. A Ward should have at least two thousand five hundred people.
Political Parties: Kenya should have at least three political parties to be sponsored by the State. Parties should have clear
vision and democratic in nature. All parties should be treated equally by the State especially be given the opportunity and
resources to sell their individual or party policies.
Gender equality: Boys and Girls be given equal treatment in the distribution of resources and opportunities of employment and
education. Conducive environment for learning and development must be created for them. Men and women be educated to
become better and excellent men and women. They should have a conducive environment in their place of work and home.
Equality for men and women should be determined by freedom to complete in the contribution do what the development and
growth.
Com. Abubakar : [inaudible] hiyo memorandum...
Mr. Jeremiah Kirui Cheruiyot : Yeah. Lastly, people with disabilities: The Government and State has the responsibility
not only to protect the disabled but equally to provide for their basic needs such as food shelter and provide for health. The
State should provide social amenities such as education, medication, and recreational facilities for them.
Last on issues of public health: The State should revert to the original method of supplying all the essential drugs and medical
aids to hospitals, health centres and shop? health centres and those who are suffering from terminally ill diseases such as Aids
must be treated free.
Com. Abubakar : Thank you very much Bwana Jeremiah. Asante hakuna swali na nivizuri kusema Bwana Jeremiah ame
tumia exactly five minutes, alikuwa mtu wa kwanza si ku taka kumuuzia kusoma lakini ametumia five minutes exactly na sasa
ameenda kujiandikisha pale. Na ni zuri kwamba umesikia nikiuliza ma-commissioner wenzangu kama kuna swali lolote, ikiwa
unakuja kutoa maoni hapa mmoja wetu anaweza kuwa na swali la kukuuliza ufafanue jambo. [inaudible]... Kuna watu
ambao wamekuja hapa wanakuja kukaa hawajajiandikisha kule. Tunaomba waende pale kwenye ile meza yule Binti
anayefunga mikono mwenye kalamu ya blue anaandikisha list. Ukijiandikisha kwenye list ndio tutakuita jina. Hizo list ndio
tunatumia kuitia watu majina. Sasa mtu wa pili ni Josiah Surum. Bwana Josiah Surum karibu nafasi ni yako. Uanze unadakika
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