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28Com. Bishop Njoroge: I am just giving you one minute.Wafula wekesa: Thank you. Foreign debts should be approved by Parliament and foreign loans shall be equitably distributedto improve the whole nation. Not at all should they be seen to bribe the Executive. Foreign treaties binds the country welladversely or dangerously. So, after negotiations by our government, they need parliamentary approval. The goodness ofharambee spirit has turned to be corrupt. Arrangements must be put in place, to poroper tax collection and transparency(inaudible) One of our MPs reason for example why they are acting for an enormous package, is to be able to contributecreditably at fundraising meetings. I have said, let there be proper tax arrangement-let there be taxation---Com. Bishop Njoroge: What you are saying here, you want harambee --- inaudibleWafula Wekesa: I want Proper taxing to be done instead of harambee.Com. Bishop Njoroge: Can you give us your last point please. We will read that memorandum.Wafula Wekesa: Let me read just two last point- they are many but let me say these two. Freedom of worship shall notallow devil worship and if somebody has died of Aids, let it be clearly said so that people are free to take care of themselveswherever they meet individuals who have AIDS. Bishop, thank you very much, I am a CCC member from this area.Com. Bishop Njoroge: You have very important points, I can assure you that we are going to take that thing and analyze itand get what is there. Can we have Bathlomew Wekesa na afuatwe na Sylvester Nakitari.Bathlomew Wekesa: My names are Bathlomew Wekesa and I am here to talk about the succession mechanism of thepresidency which I want to talk in detail. The Constitution must have a proper mode of succession of the President’s officewhen she or he retires. So that it cannot be open to abuse. There should be a method of preventing the loopholes such that,the President does not propose his or her successor immaturely. I am saying, the Constitution must write down specific legalityto support that so that there is no loopholes.Judicial problems. Suites filed in courts must be heard and a verdict be made as soon as possible. We should not cases thattake years to come to the verdict especially land cases. On agriculture, our Councillor has been saying repeatedly throughvarious forums concerning the price of fertilizer and seeds especially for maize. And, I am also backing him by saying thatprices of fertilizers should be reduced and the price of the seeds should be reduced to match the pockets of the poor farmersthere. Also irrigation of land should be made as a national policy such that areas that are known to be fertile should be given orshould be accorded proper irrigation method- may be from rivers or any other thing. We have cases in America where there is