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    "content": "“honourable” or “Excellency”, it is the content that matters rather than the name or the exterior expression. Nonetheless, as I second this Bill, it is quite straightforward. It defines the order of precedence which the media calls “pecking order” for state officers. It defines who can fly the national flag or use a siren and provides guidance to ensure that there is order, decorum and protocol at state functions. It also goes ahead and provides a basis for the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to use when it comes to evaluation of jobs and also in determination of salaries for State officers. This Bill comes within the backdrop of some serious competition amongst elected leaders. I support some sentiments that were made by the Senate Minority Leader earlier today; that our Constitution is overdue for an audit.We should look at it and ask ourselves whether it makes sense. Many things do not make sense. Sen. Boy Juma Boy picked the Constitution and put me through a lecture on Article 96. He tells me in his understanding of that particular Article, a Senator does not represent the people of counties but a corporate entity called a county. These are some of the things that make a Senator look like the ambassador of a county and yet he has to go through an electoral process similar to that of the governor. I think it is time that we did an audit of this Constitution. I dare add that if, indeed, it is true that the ruling coalition has accepted that we can proceed with structured dialogue, then this could be one of those areas that we will look at and ask ourselves as a nation; yes, this was one of the most progressive constitutions, it is far much better than what we have had previously but are there certain things that do not make sense that we can rectify or attempt to amend at this point before we get into the next administration? Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale had come up with a Bill. I think it was the National Flags, Emblems and Names (Amendment) Bill. I hope that the drafters of the Bill that we are considering right now considered what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale had proposed. I hope that we have picked the good points out of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s Bill so that what we have becomes a superior version of what the good Senator had thought of and what the initiator of this Bill had brought up. I have noticed that this Bill does not define the place of Members of County Assemblies (MCAs). Neither does it even define the title by which MCAs shall be called. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale had proposed that MCAs shall be called “Honourable Assembly Men or Women”. It is a fairly long title and quite a novel title."
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