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    "content": "they will not hurt anybody. Why do we, as politicians, think that Muslims are only good to vote for us and not good for anything else? Why are we denying the Muslims the Kadhi’s Courts when we know we have that opportunity of sensitizing our people and telling them that Kadhis’ Courts have not hurt anybody? Let us be one and reconcile because this is part of the Agenda IV although it had started prior to it being decided that it was really part of the Agenda IV. We want to put all Kenyans together. We want to reconcile our people and give them the right message. Let us not inflame what is there already because we want everybody to be part and parcel of the new Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the PSC did a very thorough job. However, as we were borrowing things from other countries--- We keep on talking about the American type of Executive Presidency, but I think it will only be right for us to have our own version of what we are going to refer to us our Cabinet. Calling our Cabinet Members, “Secretaries---” When you borrow a dress from somewhere for your child, it does not mean that you must also change your child’s name. No! We can borrow the dress but retain the name of the child. I believe Kenyans know about Cabinet Ministers. The word “Cabinet Secretaries” is quite confusing. To make the document neat, could we stick to what we are used to? At the same it confuses the Cabinet Secretary with the Principal Secretary. The Permanent Secretary is a Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary is a Secretary. So, this will bring a lot of confusion. In our Kenyan style, let us examine the documents and stick to the words “Cabinet Ministers” although they will be coming from outside, which is welcome to all of us. We think that if we have to make a change, then it is good for all of us to accept it. You cannot have a Cabinet Minister without having the Deputy. I heard my colleague, Mr. Kareke Mbiuki, talking about it. I agree that even in America where we are borrowing these dresses from, they have more than one deputy in each department. Why are we running away from that fact? These people are needed. They must be given specific job descriptions. We need to have the Deputy Ministers so that work can go on even when the Cabinet Ministers are not around. All in all, I think Kenyans are looking at the Tenth Parliament. This is the time we must have the new Constitution. Time has come for us to do this once and for all and move on to other issues. We have to be very careful about what we do because people are saying that it is easy to amend this proposed Constitution. It is not easy to amend most of the issues we think we have the opportunity now to correct. Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to support."
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