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But they were not, - it was not defeated because they don’t want to understand it, but simply because they were instructed by
the Executive to come and oppose that mortion, - simply because it is an attempt to empower parliament and to make
parliament understand what they are doing. So this is very important. So, - because I want you to give your contributions, - I
may have another opportunity else where to do so, that is why I’ve not given because I was given this opportunity, I decided to
mention those few. I’ll stop there, and urge you not to listen carefully about what is in the current constitution, but the spirit!
Yours is to give the spirit as to what you want to be governed. As to the ‘nitty gritty’ of the matter. What should be in the
constitution. That is why you have Commissioners who are experts and they will bring it down. It will be subjected to the district
forums,- you know them,- and then it will go to a constitutonal conference. And then we will see whether it is a good document,
before it is passed and it becomes law. And you Commissioners, we will also urge you, - there is a bad signal. – When we
come here, we are getting bad signals as if you are not agreeing on the timing, - when you are going to finish the constitution.
It is important you now give Kenyans a timetable, as to when you are going to complete the constitution, because they want to
think about the election. Is that not so? This is an election year, but if you say we are going to complete in December, others in
February, others in year 2003. We don’t understand, who do we listen to? You saw the cartoon in the newspaper, where the
three Commissioners were talking about different things. I’m sure you should give these people a date, so that they do not
bother us. – I went to a ‘mazishi here in Gatura in Murang’a, and somebody told me if I come to present my views to the
Commission, I tell you to include a provision in the constitution that, there should never, never, never be, - even if it is an
election for a cattle dip or a church, - election by accreditation as it happened in Kasarani.
Laughter and clapping.
And I will be ready,-in my duties as a member of parliament,- to tell you to include a provision in the constitution, that we do
not want those elections. The Katiba should out-law such kind of elections.
Thank you very much.
Clapping.
Com. Wanjiku: Thank you very much bwana mheshimiwa.
Com. Wambua: Mheshimiwa, there is something I must clarify. Most of the societies, give procedures of election. Suppose the
society, -by the agreement of members says that they will use the accreditation, what do we do with that? Do we say no to
that?