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    "content": "power and resources. Kenyans actually want to split the powers of the presidency to be shared by a Head of Government and a Head of State. Be it as it may, eventually, the argument for having one centre of power carried the day, and we now have a document providing for a Presidential System of Government. However, if we do not provide for enough checks and balances in the Presidential System that is provided for in the Proposed Constitution, we will not have moved away from the current Constitution. Therefore, the proposal of having a Senate is acceptable, only that we need to enhance the proposed Senate and give it more teeth. Devolution, as envisaged by Kenyans and a lot of us, should be a three tier system of Government comprising of national, regional and county governments. I know that many of my colleagues have fear or phobia for a regional or provincial type of governments. I want to dispel those fears. You can call it “ majimbo ” if you wish, but have no fear. These fears are unfounded. You can call it Majimbo if you wish but have no fear because these fears are unfounded. This is because the provincial assembly or the Government does not say that anybody who lives anywhere will be sent away. For example, the Kenyans who live in Rift Valley, which is a cosmopolitan province because all the 42 tribes of Kenya live and work there will not be sent away. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can assure you that those of us who come from that that province, when we call for a provincial assembly or Government, we do not call for the expulsion of anybody. The laws of Kenya must be followed and---"
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