The residents of Deep Sea village in Highridge, Westlands Constituency -Nairobi have been educated on the proposed constitution.
During a forum held at the African Divine Church in Deep Sea, on 16th July, 2010 the residents were taken through the proposed constitution, line by line and clause by clause.
Mr. Ken Kogutu, Coordinator, Citizens Assembly took the participants through the chapters and clauses on land ownership, bill of rights, recalling non performing Members of Parliament and the other contentious sections of the proposed constitution.
Kogutu clarified that the proposed law does not allow abortion and neither will private land be taken or repossessed by government. He said, “We have gone through the constitution together and there is no where it is stated that private land will be taken by the government.”
In responding to residents who were doubtful of their role in recalling their MP, the speaker urged them not to shy away and that responsibility begins with them. He posed, “If you shy away how else will you make them (MPs) accountable to you?”