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101I am also proposing that the Presidency should not be open to every “Tom, Dick and Harry.” We should limit it using certainqualifications, - that is the holders should be of minimum level of degree of education or its equivalent, in areas where it can becompensated by experience. He should be experienced with management in any other area. I think the same qualifications orlevel of qualifications should be used in vetting Parliamentary candidates and candidates for Local Authority positions. In thatcase, we would have a larger group of players to help the President run the country and this country would then not be run asan international marathon.Com. Keriako Tobiko: Please give us the recommendations.Samuel Kimaru: The President should at least get more than half of the votes cast so that he can be representative. I amproposing that elected Members of Parliament and Councilors, should be living residents of areas they represent not just peoplewith houses here, and only representing us in Nairobi and when they come here on weekends for harambees, is only when wemeet them. There should be a mandatory attendance of Parliamentary sittings or Council sittings, failing which, the culprits or theoccupants should forfeit their seats. If, in the course of one’s time he or she is proved to be incompetent, that seat should bedeclared should be declared vacant.Com. Keriako Tobiko: Can you now wind up your submission please.Samuel Kimaru: I think others have talked about limiting the land acreage. I would also say that we should make laws thatwould ensure that the greater amounts of our wealth is invested in the peasantry and not just on two or three people up there. Inthat way, we will be redistributing wealth. I think the greatest thing in this country is corruption. I am proposing that we form astrong anticorruption authority, and I have already talked about an integrity committee that will vet the integrity of whoever isgoing to occupy higher office.Finally, I am proposing that we should also establish an economic truth commission that will detail the extent of themismanagement to looting and if need be, offer amnesty on condition that, what has been taken from the public is returned. Weshould abolish the quota system of education so that in the same vein we can bring an end to parochialism.Com. Keriako Tobiko: Thank you so much. Can I have John Kagombe? William Wahome, Wambugu Theuri. JohnKagombe.John Kagombe: Commission ile imekuja hapa na wananchi pamoja, ni furaha yangu kuwasalimia halafu nitoe machache ikiwani maoni yangu. Mimi ni John Kagombe kutoka Ragati Sublocation Magutu Location na ni Chairman wa AIPCE churchindependent church. Yaani Ragati Parish. Yangu ni machache na nitazungumza juu ya misitu ya Kenya. Misitu ya Kenyaimenyakuliwa. Nchi yetu imeshakuwa kavu. Imenyolewa kama mtu ananyolewa kichwa halafu hakuna matone ya maji inaweza