Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: headquarters is one that has appeared in PIC reports over the last ten years and it is still before PIC. A Departmental Committee attempted to pursue the same. How will they report to the House because this is an audit issue? It is high time you took all the Committee Chairs through the Standing Orders and the Constitution because this is a House of rules, tradition and precedent, and we cannot change the laws simply because hon. Keynan has opposition today. We have precedent. I want to thank hon. Jamleck Kamau for raising this because we really want guidance. The ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: is before PIC and it was tabled before we went for elections, it still has that particular issue. Hon. Speaker, I want to believe that it is unfair for this House to discuss its own functions every day. I want to plead with the Chair, help us define--- I want to the Leader of Majority Party to hear because this is a critical issue. Help us define the first function of PIC which is to: “examine the reports and accounts of public investments.” That is exactly what we are doing. view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I think I have the right to be heard. view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Let me go to the second function. I only request those who are fine with this music to bear with me because we will follow the law. The second function is to “examine the reports, if any, of the Auditor-General on the public investments.” This is why in all our meetings, unlike Departmental Committees, we have the Inspectorate of State Corporations, representatives of the Investment Secretary, the Auditor-General and a representative from the National Treasury. This is simply because we have to deal with three issues: “(a) examine the reports and accounts of the public investments; (b) examine the reports, ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Cabinet Secretaries because we do not deal with budget or policy issues or Bills. We have met with only two because we expected them to clarify certain issues that were raised by the Auditor-General and because they concerned them. That is why you will not see PIC in budget making or budget formulation and even in legislation. The role is very clear. Finally, I want to say this; for those chairpersons whose offices are in the Executive, it is immoral and wrong and it is clearly an issue of conflict of interest. I want to plead with you, because we ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I do not know them and I heard it being said by the Leader of Majority Party. If you are such an individual, please vacate. If you are not a victim, then you have no problem, so that we do not talk about the chairpersons like this. Maybe, it is one or two who do it. In conclusion, I want to plead with hon. Members, whatever we do, we are doing because of public investments, but because of ignorance, we overstretched. Please, there is perseverance and patience is what is required. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to move an amendment with regard to the National Flag, Emblems and Names (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2013. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the drafting of this Bill was informed by the fact that there was a lacuna in the law. First of all, this was among the first Bills and Acts that were supposed to be amended in Cap.99. I think those were among the first Acts that were legislated immediately we got our Independence. This Act has to be amended to bring it in tandem with the new Constitution. ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I thought I did. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the National Flag, Emblems and Names (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No. 23 of 2013, be read a Second Time. I am sorry. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was just explaining that what informed the drafting of this amendment is that we have a new Constitution. The work of this Eleventh Parliament is to deal with all the legislations and Bills that are in place and that have been drafted and passed by all the previous Houses, from 1963 to 2010, when we promulgated the new Constitution. If you ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The Constitution and different regulations allow different entities to come up with their own symbols. The Kenya Defence Forces have their own symbols. The Kenya Police Service has its own symbols. In the past, county councils or municipalities used to have their own symbols. Again, this amendment does not take away the right of those entities recognized under our laws to come up with their own symbols. Therefore, each county government will be actually in order to come up with their own symbols that will reflect the uniqueness of that particular county. Where I come from it is a pastoralist ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: the rule of law. This Eleventh Parliament is the first Parliament under the new Constitution and so it must provide leadership. The Tenth Parliament was a transition one. I want to bring it to your attention, without being speculative, that there is a lacuna in the law. You realized the other day when the great lady called Sarah Serem came up with the famous Gazette Notice. The Member of Parliament in the pecking order was ranked number 43. Really, if you look at the job description and the constitutional role you play, is that the right place for a Member ... view