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110land, not to be managed on their behalf. That is my decision.And in the regional set up of Government, regional languages, the regions, I propose the 9 districts, i.e. Laikipia, Samburu,Turkana, Marsabit, Moyale, Isiolo, Wajir, Garissa, Ijara, and Mandera to become Northern region federal system. Then ineach region, people should agree in each region, I propose that Kiswahili and English should not be the National language. Thelocal language agreed on by the region habitants, should be their local language, and then Kiswahili and English should becomecentral Government’s language – a mode of communication. And then, I also propose headquarters of ministries of centralGovernment that time, should be decentralized. We should have office of the President in Mandera, Agriculture office inKisumu, Ministry of Tourism in Mombasa. It should be decentralized from Nairobi, so that Kenyans live in harmony. It shouldbe moved, they access services by integrating, by moving, and it is going to resolve conflicts and other problems.And I also suggest High Court and Courts of Appeal be decentralized, be moved from Nairobi. If the High Courts and theCourts of Appeal are available at district levels, at regional Government level. And also, the community civil societyorganizations, be recognized by this Constitution as service providers, at a certain level. They are service providers in thiscountry, as an important system of institutions. They should also be recognized.And the other one, Kenyans, the mode of taxation in this country is not to be citizens. There is tendancy that the Government,the Kenyans feel that the Government mints money. So the taxes that Kenyans are paying must be known. There should be acertain mode made known to Kenyans. Another system of education should be put so that Kenyans feel they pay taxes andthey demand for services at every level.And the last one, is that, the amendment of the Constitution, which is going to be made, should not be done by Members ofParliament. Parliaments are the makers of this Constitution. Therefore they should not have right to amend any word of theConstitution. The Constitution should be amended by Kenyans through a certain referedum which is going to be managed bythe same review commission when the need arises. Thank you very much.Com. Baraza: The Northern province you are suggesting, I thought you are also close to Pokot. You don’t want them to bepart of that Northern Region?Bonaya: All these tribes I have mentioned, are some of these _____ (inaudible) and they have been disintegrated and weknow what they are, Pokots we have never interacted with them.Mohammed Ibrahim Adam: Good afternoon? I am Mohammed Ibrahim Adam, I am a teacher by profession, andhistorically, people in this region, have suffered because of abuse of power. Now the 1 st recommendation I would like to giveis, the office of President should be stripped of the powers to enact emergencies as well as war. Because of the abuse of