Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, before I--- view
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, hon. Speaker. What we are experiencing was not unexpected because for those of us who have been around for quite some time, I know the kind of lobbying that has been going on. However, I want to confirm that having served in this House for so many years, in this report there is no iota of sub judice . Therefore, what the Member has attempted to do is actually the opposite of the ruling that you have just made. I hope next time Members should be available in the House whenever the Speaker is expected to ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: I want to take this opportunity on behalf of the Members to thank your Office and that of the Clerk, the entire staff of the National Assembly and more so the Office of the Auditor-General and in particular the Auditor-General himself, the Inspector-General of State Corporations and all other witnesses who appeared before the Committee. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there are critical issues on this report, which somebody mentioned last week. One of the requirements of this Committee even before we considered the 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
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: report was to ask for a specialised audit by the Auditor-General. Gladly, the recommendations of the Auditor-General form part of our recommendations. For purposes of those hon. Members who asked, I believe that what the Auditor-General has recommended and what our report says are largely similar. Although copies of the Report of the Auditor-General are in Room 8, for the benefit of those hon. Members who may not have had a chance to read it, I wish to table a copy of the Report of the Auditor- General, dated 5th August, 2013. I would like to urge those hon. Members ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, again, for purposes of information, I would like to address the Members’ concerns. This report touches on a key State corporation. The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) was formed in 1939. It used to be called the Maize and Produce Board. In 1985, the National Cereals and Produce Board Act was enacted. Since then the functions of the NCPB have been as they are known to us today. The NCPB is mandated to engage in commercial commodity trading and provide grain-related services. Within the Republic of Kenya, the Board operates 110 depots, storage facilities, silos and conventional ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: It is good to appreciate how this issue came about. In 2004, a number of bureaucrats in the Government decided that there was a drought. In order to ensure that their cartels benefitted, they went ahead and persuaded the Government to declare that there was drought and famine. That was done in August. One-and-a-half months down the line, the same individuals, through correspondences that we are going to avail to this House, declared that there was a bumper harvest and, therefore, there was no need for importation of maize. When the “drought” was declared, the Government mandated the three trustee-Ministries ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on the face of it, the exercise looked legitimate. Companies were invited to tender. The invitations saw the formation of an inter-agency tender committee, stationed at the headquarters of the NCPB. Out of the 180,000 metric tonnes of maize that were to be imported, only 70 metric tonnes were eventually imported. M/s Erad happened to be one of the companies that applied to import maize. Following the advertisement of the tender, over 80 companies applied. Eventually, about 31 companies submitted their documents. Out of the 31 companies, only six companies met the pre- qualification requirements. M/s Erad was ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: 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
• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, they got their Income Tax registration number or PIN on 19th June, 2003. It is indicated that by the time this company applied to import maize, it had assets worth about Kshs7 million, with a bank overdraft of Kshs3 million. However the audited accounts of that company at that particular time show that it was technically insolvent. It did not meet the requirement of three years’ experience. Therefore, the issue is how a company which did not meet any of the pre-qualification requirements applied for importation of thousands of tonnes of maize? The company did not have any ... view