Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House today, 1st April, 2015:- The Parliamentary Service Commission Annual Report for the Financial Year 2013/2014 prepared pursuant to Section 25 of the Parliamentary Service Act 2000. Thank you, hon. Speaker. 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. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House today, Tuesday, 31st March 2015:- The Nineteenth Report of the Public Investments Committee (PIC) on the audited financial statements of State corporations, Volumes I and II. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Nineteenth Report of the PIC on Audited Financial Statements of State Corporations (Volume 1 and II), laid on the Table of the House today, Tuesday 31st March, 2015. Just for your information, this is an unprecedented Report in its own right. It contains Reports of 71 State Corporations from 1988 to date. I urge my colleagues to read and note its contents. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to support that the thanks of this House be recorded for exposition of the public policy contained in the Address of the President as delivered on Thursday, 26th March, 2014. Before I say what I want to say, on that particular day, on Thursday last week, I can still remember being amongst the reluctant Members who stood last to give the standing ovation that we gave to the President of the Republic of Kenya. When I realised everybody was on their feet, I asked what was going on. That was when I went back ... view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: ground. This is because of corruption. We must be prepared, as a country. The late hon. Saitoti once said: “There comes a time when the country is more important than an individual”. Therefore, I want to tell all my colleagues here that this is a step in the right direction. This country, over the years, on paper, we have called ourselves an economic giant; the regional economic hub; the regional investment hub; the regional humanitarian hub and the regional communication hub. These titles have been misleading. The reason is that we have not acted in accordance with these titles. Those ... view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to ask the Members to consult in low tones. There are many sources of law. Under our current Constitution, the first source of law is the Constitution. The second source of law is the statutes. We also have delegated legislation, precedents and tradition. Finally, we have presidential exposition. In other jurisdictions, where there is a lacuna in the interpretation of the law, presidential speech can also be seen as one of the sources of law. It is not my making. You can refer to all the civilised jurisdictions and parliamentary democracies. This Report has a lot ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker. Before I take a position on this, I would like to equate what is happening to a mid-life crisis. This is because we have just done two years of our term of 4 years. Secondly, I want to remind Members that Parliament, right now, courtesy of the current Constitution is a quasi-judicial institution. Therefore, before we discuss the conduct or otherwise of the Speaker, we need to understand the role of the Speaker. I have looked at the current Constitution, the Powers and Privileges Act, the Standing Orders and some of the best practices in ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: 1. To preside over the House Business Committee; 2. To preside over joint Sittings of the House; 3. To determine whether Bills are constitutional or not; 4. The Speaker is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Commission; 5. To facilitate public access and public participation in legislative process; 6. To act in acting capacity in the office of the President in case there is a vacancy; 7. To protect the Constitution; and 8. To ensure there is compliance with requirements of the public Leadership and Integrity Act. Under those circumstances and having looked at the critical role of the Speaker, ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: hence this Motion by hon. Musimba would not have seen the light of the day. What is the definition of “malice”? Looking at the contents in this particular Motion, and being fair to my good friend, I want to say that the Motion itself is malicious, oppressive, capricious and unconstitutional to the extent that it does not define exactly what sections of the law the office of the Speaker breached. If this could easily be quantified, we would have taken a position, but that is not coming out. In criminal law, suspicion cannot be the basis of conviction. Therefore, what ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: every Member will know his rightful place, both inside and outside the House. Members will respect Parliament and, therefore, we--- view