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"content": "eventually, concretise. Finally, you must draft. It is a very difficult exercise. This is why those who came up with the current Constitution, in their own wisdom, decided to create a unique role, which was not in the old Constitutionl; of public participation. This is why, even as an institution, every Bill must be subjected to public participation. The stratum and the modus operandi is clearly spelt out in the Standing Order. Therefore, it is my prayer that as a result of the stages this Bill has gone through, I am more informed than when I published this Bill. Therefore, I will be proposing an amendment in the Third Reading to remove one issue that somebody must construe as a financial issue. That is the issue of an existence of a permanent office and allow that to be an office that will be within the purview of the membership. Therefore, once that is done, I will have addressed the fears of the Treasury mandarins. I want to qualify this. The Treasury mandarins are some of the best financial brains that we have here. They have never been comfortable and there is no time when we will have enough money for everybody, but we must make sacrifices. I do not think there is any other better institution to sacrifice for than the former military officers. To this extent, even the minimum cost implication is something that, even me as a taxpayer and leader, I am willing, for the sake of those former officers and our security, to sacrifice. Therefore, I would like to plead with my colleagues not to just look at the legal mechanism that is in place and the populist nature of some of the things that we do, but rather consider the reality on the ground. During the year 2009/2010, there was some sort of “recruitment” in the name of the United Nations. The Kenyans who turned up for that recruitment were former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers. If we could have an opportunity, that phenomenon, which tarnished the name of this progressive nation, would have been avoided. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as the leadership of this House, we must be prepared to always stand firm to promote, project and protect the image of the Republic of Kenya as a sovereign state. The interests and the wellbeing of every Kenyan are enshrined in our legislative mechanism. We have three arms of the Government. In other jurisdictions, sometimes there are disputes as to which is the first arm of the government – whether it is the legislature or the executive. In some jurisdictions, the legislature is the first arm of the Government. In the Kenyan context, the executive is the first arm of the Government. However, we all agree that we have three arms of the government. There are other emerging arms of government. The civil society is a critical component. Today, there is nobody who can assume their role. Members of the Fourth Estate are another emerging arm of government. Ten years ago, it was unthinkable to say that the members of the Fourth Estate would be another arm of government. Somebody would even say that such a suggestion bordered on treason. A few years ago, it was least expected that one would say that the civil society was part and parcel of our governance structure. This is because we have a very progressive Constitution. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I agree with 90 per cent of the Constitution. Ten per cent of it is bad, and that is exactly what I said in 2010. The Constitution should be amended right away to address those issues, because we have an emergency. I appeal to His Excellency the President to bring amendments that will bring functional harmony among the security agencies of this country. We want security, peace and continuity. We want progress and prosperity for the people of Kenya. Even in Parliament, there is a bit of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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