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Mr. Njuki: Bwana Commissioner na wananchi ni huyu Rais amuendeshe makamu wake pole pole hadi kuondoka kwa kiti,
maanaake tumeona South Africa Mandela, tumeona (Inaudible), Nyerere. Yangu yamekwisha.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Asante sana bwana Njuki. (Inaudible) Peace Club. No Peace Club (Inaudible) hapa….. Oh you
are there. How many memorandums do you have
Speaker: They are two.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome They are two, okay you will take to the table. We will start with you. Give us your names and
summarize.
Henry Mwangi: My names are Henry Mwangi.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome You have 2 ½ minutes, 2 ½ minutes for the two.
Henry Mwangi: One, Our Constitution must have a Preamble. Second one our citizenship: we should allow dual citizenship.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome What should be the Preamble
Henry Mwangi: Our Preamble should say why we need the Constitution and a king of introduction to the Constitution.
On defense and national security: the President should not be the commander in Chief of all the armed forces. And armed
forces should be given the powers to elect their own commander in chief, because they are the ones who know themselves
better. And also armed forces should be involved in not only protecting country from outside attack but also our community.
These are the areas where for example where police are found they are not able to handle some situation.
There should be separation of powers e.g. in the Judiciary and other structures. They should be left to be independent. The
President should be elected be elected by majority votes, that is more than 50% of the votes. In this case whereby have many
candidates there should be a re-election for the best two candidates.
Nominated mayors and councilors by the people not by other councilors. Councilors should be given right to elect town clerks
and they should be able to carry their tax without informing local ministry. After two years, councilor, and MPs, should be
recalled to the community and their capacity is reviewed. They can be interdicted incase they are not capable of leading the
community in the right way.