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70necessarily come from any party. A Presidential candidate should have a University degree as a minimum academicqualification.We should have Parliamentary system of the government, whereby the Parliament is supreme. All members of Parliamentshould work full time. The minimum age of a Presidential candidate should be between not less than thirty-five years old and notabove seventy-five years.The age of an MP as a candidate, should not be less than twenty one years and that one of a Councilor eighteen years. Weshould introduce moral and ethical qualifications for a Parliamentary candidate or a Presidential candidate or a Councilor. TheMP’s salaries should be reduced and the money that is reduced from their salaries be used to employ more school leavers. Allnominated MPs should be professionals.Com. Keriako Tobiko Tafadhali jaribu kumaliza ili tupatie wengine nafasi ya kuongea.James Muriuki Kamunu Vote of no confidence should remain as a power given to Parliament and should remain at 65% forPresident’s removal. There should be a Parliamentary Service Commission to decide on the salaries of MPs. The Presidentshould not have a veto vote over their views.The last point, after dissolution of Parliament there should be an interim government during campaign time to prevent thePresident or incumbent President from manipulating the electorate or Electoral Commission. Any winning President should haveover fifty per cent of cast votes. The condition of the twenty five per cent of cast votes in five provinces should be removed.Thank you.Com. Keriako Tobiko: Thank you so much. Mundia Njoroge. E.K. Njogu. Anthony Wambugu. Charles Maina. EngineerJames Gachagu. Have already spoken? Levy Materi. Hata yeye. Patricia Wagichugu.Patricia Wagichugu: Thank you Mr. Chairman. My views are just very few and I am not going to elaborate more. The firstone I am going to talk on the President. The Presidential term should be reduced to two each comprising of four years thusgiving a total of eight years.The Presidential powers: The Presidential powers should be reduced. That is he or she should not be above the law. Then thereshould be a right, or the Kenyans should have a right to impeach the President in case of gross mis-conduct. The third one, thePresident should not be elected as an MP but fully as a President only. The Presidential elections should not be held togetherwith the others i.e. the Local Government and the Parliament.