Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 29 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I stand to speak as a person who participated in drafting, formulating, and adopting the Constitution. There is a reason the framers decided to have special seats for our ladies. It did not come out of the blue. It came as a result of historical marginalisation that took place both in pre- and post-independent Kenya. view
• 29 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: It is unfair to deny them a right granted through a legislative framework. I want to appeal to the Mandarins in the National Treasury to be considerate when dealing with certain sensitive issues. This is a right that has already been given. It is not fair to remove it. You also know that our ladies are the majority of voters in our country. They are the majority of the population. I want to appeal to my chairman here… Even as a Member, I feel ashamed. Out of a budget of Ksh4.7 trillion, denying our ladies Ksh500 million in the budget ... view
• 29 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to plead with you. Direct the Chairman, Budget and Appropriations Committee, to urgently find a mechanism to reinstate these provisions so that our ladies are not subjected to what they are going through. In the future, because we are all in this political arena, we should be careful with certain decisions we make. This is a right. Please, do not leave it as it is; demand more. With more allocations, that is the only way that you can represent the voters. I support your cause. view
• 29 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Garissa University is the only university in the entire region of Northern Kenya. You are also familiar with the history and the circumstances of that university. I do not need to belabour this. By now, I thought the university would almost be a publicly funded university with branches in nearly every sub-county of the entire region. I am sure you are aware that this region is nearly 70 per cent of the land mass of the Republic of Kenya, with a growing population. The only university there is still struggling. Students are learning under trees. We ... view
• 29 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: There is no time we will have enough resources for everybody. We must sacrifice for particular groupings or regions that require those services as and when the situation demands. I plead with the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education and the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to urgently put in place mechanisms to assist Garissa University on an affirmative action basis. That is so that we at least have basic infrastructure to suit the name of a university. Right now, so many students have shown the desire to go to that university, yet everything is lacking. Hon. ... view
• 29 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy regarding the extension of the national power grid from Garissa to Wajir and Mandera counties in the Northern Eastern region. This is just the same thing about the universities right now. Access to electricity is a fundamental driver of socio-economic transformation and a key enabler of development. The residents of the North Eastern region have experienced unreliable electricity in the past, which is clearly documented. This has disrupted critical services, stable business operations and ... view
• 24 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Addressing historical injustices was one of the reasons for the agitation for the promulgation of the Constitution. As a country, we must not be afraid to make certain decisions that will be critical in improving our image and adding value to our diversity, representing the nation-states that constitute our premier nation. This Petition filed in the National Assembly attempts to address issues that critical organisations have either escaped or refused to acknowledge. It is high time that the National Land Commission… Under Chapter 15 of the Constitution, we have so many constitutional commissions. The reason ... view
• 23 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The answer given by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health is comprehensive. But as usual, most of it is theoretical. The Kala-azar outbreak is not a matter of yesterday. It has been there for years. I am sure in your other life as a Lawyer and Magistrate, you know what happened in that particular area. Every year we are being told there is a strategic plan or something is being done. If you look at the answer, 95 per cent of all the Kala-azar reported cases are actually fatal. Wajir County alone has over ... view
• 23 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: people when they are infected by these sand flies. This happened many years ago. It happened last year. It is happening this year. Ideally, by now there should be a rapid response team at the Ministry of Health headquarters always be ready to attend to any part of the country that faces this challenge. So, what urgent measures has the Ministry put in place to make sure such outbreaks do not recur again in any part of the Republic of Kenya? view