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50All Kenyans must be educated on national patriotism to combat tribalism and this one should be done in schools. TheAdministration police powers be reduced to the protection of Kenyans and not harassment. The armed forces should be for theprotection of the nation, whereas the police force should be curbing out all sorts of crimes in the nation. The President and theVice President should be elected by the people.The term of any reigning President should be strictly two terms of five years. The nomination of MPs and local Councillorsshould be done by the Parliament and the local authority depending on the individual’s ability and learning experience. Thelegislation of voters should be a continuous process and the Electoral Commission be appointed by the Parliament and it shouldbe independent. The Constitution should include a right to honour all those who have contributed excellently to the nation in anyone field or in the basis of their performance. Within a certain period of either five or ten years. With that, thank you verymuch.Com. Nancy Baraza: Thank you very much for your views, Nancy Mwaniki, l believe you have a memorandum, please justhighlight your points. Nancy you can….Nancy Mwaniki: My name is Nancy Mwaniki, l come from Gichugu but l co-ordinate national council of women of Kenya inKirinyaga. We appreciate our Commissioners that there are about seven women who are Commissioners among the other, sothe women being the backbone of the country we present the following view to the new Constitution. One, the Constitutionshould provide security for all people, freedom of expression and association. But l insist on equal treatment for all basic rights,basic rights for all, like education, and there should be supremacy of the Constitution.The Citizenship should be automatic for all, a child born in or outside Kenya by a Kenyan Citizen or a person married to Kenyacitizen, adopted foreign children by a Kenyan citizen and people who were born after 63 should be automatically citizens, afterliving for five years. Children below 18 years adopted by Kenyan Citizen should be registered as Kenyan citizens. There arealso other ways like marriage application or adoption. A prove of a citizenship should be birth certificate, national identity orKenyan passport.Basic rights and needs: Every Kenyan needs food, shelter, water, free health care, free education at all levels and employmentfor all Kenyan citizens. Basic rights in the decision making bodies.The Constitution should provide ownership of property regardless of gender or marital status. A Kenyan woman should not bediscriminated or oppressed to reduce her dignity. The affiliation act should be included in the new Constitution.The Affirmative Action policy: Some marginalizing groups like the girl child, disabled need to be specifically addressed,especially when we come to schools like giving them bursaries or employment opportunities. The Constitution should providejustice, equity and human rights for the misplaced groups by the society due to age, gender or disability.