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38following views to be put in the Constitution. Protection of all people. Freedom of expression and association. Guarantee basicrights for all. Get rid of all discrimination. Equality for all before the law regardless of gender. Then dual citizenship. Citizenshipshould be automatic for all. A person married to a Kenyan citizen should have automatic citizenship. All children born outsideKenya by a Kenyan citizen, adopted foreigners, children by Kenyan citizens. People born after Uhuru in 1963 and have livedfor five years should be automatic citizens. Children below eighteen years adapted by Kenyan Citizens should be registered asKenyan Citizens.Other ways of acquiring citizenship should be marriage, application. Then we have basic rights. Basic needs. Food, shelter,water, free health care, free education. Affirmative Action policy. A girl-child and disabled beings should be supplied especiallywith bursaries and also pastoralists communities. The Constitution should provide justice equally. Women rights for thosediscriminated by society due to gender, age or disability.Then we have land and property. People who suffer more in families are women and children. Therefore, we recommend thefollowing points. There should be a control board registry office in the country to facilitate, follow- up the disputes in place inone document. There should be equal land ownership and control and other resources between men and women. The title deedof the family land should bear the names of both husbands and wives. Then we have national resources. Local communitiesshould be helped to manage water, forests, mineral and wildlife within their area. Having being elected by the community. Thelocal community should benefit from the national resources and get job opportunities.Defence and national security. Extraordinary powers in emergency situations just as were national disasters should be includedin the Constitution. One third of the Parliament should have law affecting emergency power. Systems and governance. ThePresident should get seventy-five per cent of voters from all the registered voters. He or she should be 45 to 60 years.Minimum education must be a degree. Any member of a government involved in a scandal should resign within fourteen days. Ifone fails, the government should decide for his failure.Com. Nancy Baraza: Thank you very much Helen. Please submit your memorandum there and sign your name. A question, aclarification. Just remain there for Dr. Maranga.Com. Dr. Maranga: You said that the title deed should be in the names of the husband and wife. Family land. How do youdefine family land? Like for example if your husband bought land outside Kirinyaga for example or Gichugu. Is that family land?Or you want to talk of ancestral land. What is family land? Ancestral land?Helen Muthoni: Yes.Com. Nancy Baraza: Thank you. Beatrice Gikunju. Are you Beatrice? And the gentleman?