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37Charles Macharia: World Bank should be discouraged because this one does not encourage democracy. The environmentshould be protected. Catchment areas should also be protected. More dams should be constructed so that they can conservewater during the rainy season. Others; privatization, individualization should not be done to harm the ordinary people. Farmerscooperatives such as KCC, KMC, KPCU should be revamped and made to be operational for the benefit of ordinary farmers.Farm inputs should be subsidized such as fertilizers, seedlings e.t.c. Farmers should be guaranteed the sale of their products andpayment by the government promptly. Dumping of goods should be discouraged through levy taxation.Primary education should be made compulsory up to standard eight. Our Constitution should be taught in schools. Starting fromstandard six onwards. Our Constitution should be written in simple English, in Kiswahili and local languages. Auditor andController General should be given power to prosecute people who misuse funds. Women spouses who are foreigners shouldbe allowed to be Kenyan Citizens. Thank you Mr. Chairman.Com. Bishop Njoroge: Thank you very much. Can we have that Memorandum? It is good so that then we can preserve it.Wacha tupokee sisi wenyewe. Can we have Duncan Kagumu? Yes, njoo hapa. Umepeana memorandum yako. Tunatakauseme pointi, pointi ili tuweze kupatia watu wengi nafasi. Au useme lile la muhimu.Duncan Kagumu: Thank you Chairman. My points are very few and brief. I am talking about the Registrar. There should be atwo Chamber Parliament: Regional Parliament and Central Parliament. Appointment of the following should be vetted byParliament. Military, Commissioners of various Institutions, Chief Justice, Judges of High Courts, Ambassadors, PermanentSecretaries and Parastatal Heads.The function of Parliament should be expanded by vetting important appointments, electing of Prime Minister, Commissioner ofGovernment. The power of Parliament should not be limited.Being a Member of Parliament, should be a full time occupation. President’s age should be forty five up to seventy five. Twentyfive to seventy five years for an MP. Language proficiency is necessary-at least form four leavers with experience in publicrights as nationaly level. Moral and ethic considerations necessary for MPs. That is all Mr. Chairman.Com. Bishop Njoroge: Thank you very much. You also have to leave the memorandum with us. Can we have Daniel Njenga.Daniel Njenga: Thank you Mr. Chairman. On behalf of Gikubo Youth Group, I want to present a few suggestions here.Proposals: First, I would like to dwell on succession and transfer of power. I would like to propose that immediately theParliament is dissolved, the Speaker should take over and the Cabinet should also be dissolved and running of the Ministriesshould be taken over by their respective Permanent Secretaries. The Chairman of the Electoral Commission should publiclyannounce the results of Presidential elections immediately at the polling stations before handing them over to the presiding