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20two will be elective positions where even the Prime Minister is elected. Legislature: Parliament should vet the followingappointments. The Attorney General, Ombudsman, Chief Justice and Controller general. Head of Civil servants service,Members of the Electoral Commission, Military Heads, Heads of Central bank and all Cabinet Ministers. The criteria for vettingall these appointments must be written down.Parliament should have unlimited powers to control its own procedures through standing orders. It should not be subject todissolution or prolongation by the President. We should adopt a two chamber Parliament. With the Upper House Senate andthe Lower House,- This is the House of Representatives. Judiciary: Besides the current judicial structure, the Constitutionshould recognize alternative dispute resolutions. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system. Like village council, baraza lawazee and so forth.The judiciary should be Constitutionally established free of influence from the Executive. The Attorney General should not be amember of the Executive. The Chief Justice should be vetted by Parliament with security of tenure and can only be removed onbad conduct or behavior. Senior Judicial officers should be appointed by Parliament with the advice of the Chief Justice. Theyshould also have security of tenure.Election of commission Chairman should be vetted by the Parliament and all Commissioners should be accorded security oftenure. Commissioners should be people with integrity, qualified and competent to the job. The work of the Commission wouldbe to supervise elections and to review the boundaries of the Constituencies using population criteria. Ballot boxes should betransparent and allow any person to see the contents inside. After polling is done, vote counting should be done on the spotunder the supervision of party agencies and interested parties.The Constitution must strike off winning of elections through a simple majority. All those seeking elective posts must win withfifty five per cent of the total votes. Civic, Parliamentary and Presidential elections must be held on different dates. May be Civicand Parliamentary should be given a day but Presidential should be done in a separate day. Election dates must be publiclyknown to avoid them being used as a secret weapon to win elections. Presidential elections should be done directly.Basic rights. The Constitution must clearly define the freedom of worship in terms of which God to worship. It must be that…Com. Bishop Njoroge: Father am giving you one more minuteFather Muturi: …..which does not disturb other people. The Constitution must establish a body which should ensureregistration of few of denominations or sects. The Constitution must also define places of worship. The Constitution mustguarantee right to free education for all. Right to free medical service. Right to basic rights like food, shelter, clothing. Right toemployment and decent life. Our Constitution must strike off capital punishment and retain life’s right without exception.