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41Onesmus Ngare: Not at all.Com. Bishop Njoroge: Thank you very much. Those were good suggestions. Are you a teacher or what are you? Are you aretired teacher?Onesmus Ngare: I am a jack-of-all-trades. I cannot tell you exactly what I do.Prolonged laughter from the audience.Com. Bishop Njoroge: Ndegwa Muno. Ndegwa muno. Maina Gicheru.Maina Gicheru: Thank you Mr. Chairman Sir. The Kenya Constitution should be based on eight basic foundation objectives.Namely: Peace, Prosperity, Justice, Liberty, Democracy, Unity, Rule of law and Happiness. The above foundation objectivesshould therefore form the basis of preamble and the Constitution should rest and agree to the above-mentioned eight objectives.The current Constitution does not agree with the eight objectives.To make our Constitution agreeable, I recommend the under mentioned changes. Section 14, sub-section 1 should be changedand the President whether in office or retired should be charged in court of law. If he is found to have acted against the law ofthe land. Another recommendation is that the Constitution should be written in a very simple language the language that allpeople understand. It should be interpreted into all Kenyans indigenous languages.The Administration system that do not serve the citizens should be scrapped. E.g. The Administration and detention withouttrial, laws and rules that are not passed by the Parliament. The Government security forces hence should be agreed upon inParliament, contrary to the present Constitution whereby they are chosen by the Office of the President. Other categories are;the Attorney General, Heads of Parastatals, Ambassadors, Vice-Chancellors, Directors, Auditor General, ElectoralCommission and Enquiry Commissions e.t.c. All the above names must be elected in Parliament with a majority of at least 70%votes. Citizens should be given power to vote out their MP if he does not serve them well-even if the five years term has notexpired. MP’s and Councilors should serve for two terms of five years each.Term of Parliament should be extended only when the country is at war. MP’s salaries and other allowances should berecommended and passed by a certain commission but not by the Parliamentarians themselves, as it is the case today. Allretired officers from Public Services, Security forces and those who have failed other institutions during their ….and that Constituency be represented and elections be called. He should also resign from the Chairmanship Directorship orManagement of any public or private corporation because of the conflict of interests. He should also not be a member of theRegional Assembly. Should quit and if he is also a member of any Civic Authority because as I have said here, the President