I gather that there is unanimous agreement that we are over-represented by greedy blood-sucking leeches.

Leadership in Kenya used to be a calling until the quest for money took over.

Let us go back to the original principles by which, for example, Nairobi was led by successful men and women — the likes of Charles Rubia, Reginald Alexander, and Isaac Lugonzo — who gave freely of their time and skills in exchange for token allowances.

We can do this by eliminating those obscene salaries, allowances, and benefits so that those who seek to represent us at both county and national levels are volunteers, servant-leaders rather than jobseekers.

We have seen now that our concept of an Upper House of Parliament does not work. It is just an additional burden on the taxpayer.

We can safely eliminate one of the Houses of Parliament and give its functions and responsibilities to the remaining one.

Since the National Assembly is the more bloated and expensive, that should be the one to go.