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7The Vice President should be communally elected and should be of the opposite sex. His main duties include: Taking care ofKenya’s relationship with other countries globally, conducting state functions, being a symbol of peace in the country andco-ordinator of government activities. A Member of Parliament should have a minimum of Kenya Secondary SchoolExamination certificate and over twenty-one years of age. Life of Parliament should be five years but a member can go for amaximum of two terms.Parliament should be divided into as many select committees as need arises, to cater for appointments to all Public ServiceCommission heads, Clerks to Parliament, Controller and Auditor General, Judges, Chief Justice, Attorney General, PermanentSecretaries, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Chief of General Staff and Chancellors to public Universities. Parliamentshould elect its own Speaker. Any amendment to the Constitution should not be made before public education on it is given andrecommendations given to Parliament.Members of Parliament should be full time employees with offices in the administrative headquarters of their Constituencies andtheir salaries should be negotiated by Parliamentary select committees and as at present, should not go over Kenya twohundred thousand shillings per month. An MP cannot be removed from his seat because of an offence unless he or she is jailedfor more than six months. Replacement can occur if he is jailed, dies or fails health wise.Parliamentary elected heads and Chairmen of select committees, including the Vice President should work hand in hand with thePresident but not subject to him. The Attorney General should be the legal advisor to the government and a Parliamentary selectcommittee appointee.Chief Justice should be the head of the Judiciary which should be an autonomous body. The Judiciary should see to it that inParliament, there is a legal drafts-man elected by a Parliamentary select committee. Chief Justice and his, or her senior officersare appointed by a Parliamentary select committee. Present Judges are draining the country financially. Their salaries currently,should not exceed Kenya shillings six hundred thousands with allowances included.Judiciary should add manpower to cope with demand to alleviate sufferings of suspected criminals in police cells as they wait fortheir judgment. If a foreigner stays in Kenya, behaving well for fifteen, to twenty years and then willing to become a citizen, theright should be granted. Mayors and Chairmen of county councils should be elected by the public in their areas of operationafter every five years.The Central Government should have its power limited over local authorities thus making the Minister a co-ordinator of theauthority but have no direct authority over them. The Councilor should have at least Kenya Secondary School Examinationcertificate while chairmen and Mayors should be graduates from recognized universities. These authorities should be hired, Imean the local authorities. They should hire and fire their employees without interference from any quarter. Kenyans should own