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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.
Councilors and mayors they should be at least form four leavers and they should have at least additional course. There should
be a Commission to determine civil servants’ salaries. And this Commission, not the Government or any other, Commission set
to determine the salary of the civil servants. Chiefs should be elected by the citizens and the posts for the sub chiefs, PCs and
Dos should be abolished.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Please summarize.
Mr. Mwangi: The Parliament should be given powers to elect the electoral Commissioners. The President should be married
and at least 35 – 70 years of age.
Registration of voters should be an on going process: whereby you can be given an ID, it should go hand in hand with voters
cards. The votes should be counted at locational levels and the ballot boxes should be transparent.
The Government should provide free education up to primary level, and in secondary level there should be cost sharing between
the Government and the student.
The out-patients in our health centers they should be given free medical services and also in our health centers there should be