Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Having been in politics for quite some time, I am greatly perturbed by the treatment accorded to our former colleagues. I know and appreciate that politics is a very difficult and risky profession. Therefore, for those of us who are still in active politics, I want us to reflect on how our former colleagues are doing, what is happening to them, the state of their wellbeing and ensure that as part of the larger political grouping, they remain relevant, they are also assisted and be prepared to participate in nation building. view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: In the Unites States of America, it is voluntary. In the United Kingdom, the Government is obligated by law to utilise the experience of these former Members of Parliament in all state funded institutions, regardless of the politics of the day. Is the same applicable today or if your party is in power, are you assisted? If your party is not in power, you languish in abject poverty. These are the issues that we must address and we must cure them through this legislative mechanism. view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Having seen what happens in our politics, unfortunately because of the balkanization and tribal nature of our politics, our political issues have been trivialised, regionalised and given political parties perspective to the extent that political professionalism has been relegated to the back door. As colleagues who are today Members of the Eleventh Parliament, stand firm and be part of history just like our former colleagues in the Eighth Parliament did. They stood firm regardless. I remember one night when we fought hard to delink ourselves from the strong ambit of the Executive. By then, Parliament was listed as a small ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: It is not that the Executive wanted--- view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: It is because at that time, it dawned on us and we went ahead and allowed hon. Oloo Aringo, who was de-whipped by his own party simply because he disagreed with them, to bring a Bill to that effect. We believed in the interests of colleagues, that there will be no Parliamentary Service Commission without hon. Aringo. We sat here up to midnight and we said that the following day there would be no Budget. Under the old Constitution, if the Budget was rejected, the Government would collapse. Therefore, people would have to go back for fresh elections. We were ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: That led to the birth of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). It is not the Government of the day that wanted the formation of the PSC. That changed everything. My pay slip then read Kshs.56,000. I could pick it and call hon. Kajwang’, who was also a very young legislator. I was in active business and I would ask myself what I would do with Kshs56,000. We did not have offices and cars. What would you do with Ksh56,000? Life was really frustrating but that changed everything. Not for the individual Members of Parliament but for the constituencies and the ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: At the end of the month, they come around in order to seek something to pay their rent. At that time, they did not have the privilege we have right now, of medical scheme, housing facility, car loan and constituency office. These things are new. These are the issues that are clearly enshrined in the ideals of the PSC. How about those who did not have that privilege and their cumulative salary was Kshs.56,000? They left here as paupers and frustrated lot. This is the group that I want us to rescue. For those of you, and I am sure ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: In conclusion, there are three arms of Government. In some jurisdictions and democracies, Parliament is considered as the first arm of Government. In other jurisdictions, Parliament is considered as the second arm of Government, but we all agree that there are three arms of Government, whether the first one is the Executive, the Legislature or the Judiciary. Of course, there are other emerging arms of Government. It is a reality in modern democracies. We have the Fourth Estate, the civil society and other emerging arms of Government. I want us to reflect on how the affairs of the Judiciary through ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. We already have a Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training. I wish to report that among our former colleagues, over 20 of them are currently earning a living as a result of the training, which has been accorded to them by the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training. Any more new ideas and constructive suggestions to improve on what we are already doing as the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training are welcome. view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: I said I wanted to give information. view