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40Interjection. Com. Bishop Njoroge: Let me tell you Adera. Don’t tell us what you want as to do because, the reason whywe came, we value everything everybody says. We have no discrimination. So please go to the points, don’t tell us what to do.Antony Adera: Thank you. Why I am saying so is that this is our views and I believe you will see where we are having aproblem and exactly to see what should be done. I am going to talk about corruption; this is what my personal views is allabout. It is a tendency under this particular aspect, more so to the parastatal bodies. When someone has messed with thegovernment funds- this is my view- instead of transfering this particular person to a different sector, let this person be taken inand that money be recovered. It will help instead of giving this particular person a transfer---Interjection. Com. Bishop Njoroge: Do you see how I am putting my microphone?Antony Adera: Sawa. Instead of taking this particular person, giving him a transfer, aende pahali pengine, plus the money theperson has stolen. So my view on this particular ground let this particular person be caught and the money be recovered and notto be transferred to a different sector.Second point is about taxes. The Kenya government is taxing people including even the companies. This money is not properlybeing used. I would like to put it like this; we are having Kenyan citizens who are staying under poverty, I believe you knowvery well that about 63% of Kenyans citizens are staying under poverty. And we are having people also who are educated andthey stay under that low capacity. From the tax the government is getting, I would rather say that can they formalize a way onhow this particular people who are not employed can get a fraction. This one will help us to eradicate povery in Kenya.Another point which is going to be my second last point, is about elections. I know it is a matter which is giving us a lot ofproblems in Kenya here. According to my views, we need ample time for us to do grassroot elections. As it is now, it isParliament that is deciding things for us. They are there representing us but, we should need ample time to prepare ourselveshere so that, when election time comes, we should be able to know the specific person to take to Parliamet. Because, we arealways selling our policy to individuals and this is very common for mothers around. They are venturing into elections withouthaving the basic knowledge about it. Due to lack of ample time to have a fundamental knowledge pertaining to this particularaspect, I may rather say ----Interjection. Com. Bishop Njoroge: What you are suggesting is we should have voter education before elections?Antony Adera: That is exactly what I meant.Com. Bishop Njoroge: Okay fine, we have taken it. Do you have any other point?