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    "content": "President and the Deputy President as proposed by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. I believe that the rest of us should carry the names that we are called. I support the Bill in that respect. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we allow people to call themselves whatever they want to call themselves, there is nothing that is going to stop the Members of the County Assemblies from proposing that tomorrow they are called Your Excellency, Your Eminence or whatever other title they may design for themselves. People are blaming Governors for calling themselves Excellencies but indeed there are some jurisdictions globally, Thailand which is a monarchy being one of them where there are such titles as Your Excellency. Therefore, in order for us to have some sort of sanity and order, it is important for us to legislate what people will call themselves. I also propose that in addition to the proposed Bill by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, it is also important for us to bring certain amendments - I propose that we should do so during the Third Reading – that are going to expand even further, what has been proposed by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. For example, I see the possibility of the creation of county flags that can be used by the various counties and indeed, if the Members of the County Assemblies or the executive wish to use those flags, then I see no reason why they should not be allowed to use them because it is some sense of pride as far as the formation of counties is concerned. I also see the possibility of using certain symbols even in vehicles. For example, I have seen people placing number plates on their cars that identify who they are. For example, I have seen Governors’ vehicles inscripted with the letters GOV. I also have seen Senators who have bought a complete name in the front as a number plate called Senator I or Senator II or whatever other Senator number that they feel is appropriate for them. I think this is a matter that we should inform the Bill that is before us so that if it is the Members of Parliament--- I remember in the past, there used to be symbol MP on a vehicle and I think it is important for wananchi to recognize that the person they elected in their constituency called an MP is there. I also see the necessity for coming up with something for the Senator or the Governor. What I cannot agree is why we create a name that does not exist in law. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the use of the flags, I believe – I will be moving an amendment to this effect – that every Kenyan can actually put a flag inside or outside his house. There is nobody who owns the Kenyan flag more than Kenyans themselves. If you walk around on national days or during an important event for the people of the United States, you will see flags all over people’s houses. They hoist them as a sign of patriotism. I see no reason why a Kenyan who feels patriotic and wants to put up a flag in a certain manner, for example, extending through his window, I see no reason why they should be denied. In fact, further, I see no reason why an individual cannot be able to put a Kenyan flag on his dashboard. If you walk around Nairobi in traffic jams, you will see people have beautiful Kenyan flags on their dash boards. There should be no reason why a Kenyan cannot put a flag inside his vehicle as opposed to the President’s which is outside. I think there are several aspects that we can address in this Bill. In addition to that, is also a matter to do with – I do not know whether this is a matter that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale had considered – legislating the titles. I think it is also important for us to legislate what goes with the title because when you call yourself a Senator and then you demand to be given four cars to trail you along, I do not know under what law that is"
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