Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1511 to 1520 of 2568.

• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, Members are consulting in high voices. I am trying to say that it is critical as part of our diplomatic endeavours that our representatives are appointed or are elected today so that they go and represent us in that continental body. For your information, in the next few days, the House will sit. The House will form its own committees just like we do here and then they will go on recess. This means that our Members will be out of the formation of those committees. Once the House in South Africa adjourns, Kenyans will not be ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: a Legislature. If there is anybody who has a burning amendment, you can bring it. You should say that you want to replace this name with this name. However, do not say that you oppose the list because we must approve it so that our country is represented. However, if you have an amendment, please move that amendment. You must satisfy yourself that, that amendment is well placed, well centred and well oriented. If you persuade us, I am willing to support the amendment, but I will be very reluctant to participate in a process that will deny us not ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. First of all, I appreciate the sentiments of the hon. Members but there are two aspects. Firstly, if there is a genuine request to postpone the debate on this very important Motion to Tuesday, I have no problem. However, on the other issues, this report does not say that anybody is culpable. For those who have read the report and those who have not read it, let me make it very clear that the report recommends further investigation by specialised government agencies. The report does not say that so-and-so is culpable. It only highlights the allegations ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: On the bit of constitutional amendment, those of us who have been here for long understand the dynamics of Committee Reports. I really pray that the belated attempt to have this report debated today will not raise issues that will question our own existence as the Legislature. Therefore, to that extent, I have no problem. Indeed, the Report of the Auditor-General is available. The Auditor-General appeared as a witness. The evidence is there. The conclusion is there. I do not think it is the work of the Inspectorate of State Corporations. view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: I hope that, as a senior Member of Parliament, hon. Ababu Namwamba also understands that our work was not to bring the audited accounts. We will be bringing the audited accounts of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) in the procedural way that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Public Investments Committee (PIC) work. These are not audited accounts. This was a contract – an investment that was made. Therefore, the accounts of this particular institution will be presented in the same manner that is consistent with our tradition, as Parliament. Therefore, this is not the Auditor’s Report ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I mentioned it so that I could be clear. However, I am persuaded---Let me take this early opportunity to, without delving into the content of 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
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: the report, thank your office and everybody from the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly; Members of the Committee, the Leader of Majority Party and the Leader of Minority Party and everybody else who has contributed. As a Committee, we have discharged our function. This report is now the property of the House. It is no longer a PIC property. It is the property of the 11th Parliament. Hon. Members can decide to throw it away or amend it or retain it the way it is. You can decide to shelve it. It is your property. Whatever you ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I want to take this opportunity to thank hon. Jamleck Kamau. Hon. Kamau, having been a Minister in the last regime and having been very senior and having been a Commissioner with the Parliamentary Service Commissioner, he understands the workings of the Government. I think he has a lot of institutional experience. I want to thank him because I would have been disappointed if the Motion was saying that this House urges the Government. We said that, that is not the function of Parliament in a presidential system. The electronic version of ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: The function of Parliament in a presidential system is to resolve and that becomes binding. Therefore, not only the idea, but also the way he has framed the Motion shows that he is one person who understands. Secondly, this country is in a process of domesticating a very generous constitutional dispensation. It is because of this that many entities, whether individuals or corporate are trying to create a niche, whether that is legal or not, for themselves, for either personal gains or for personal aggrandizement. It is because of this that the 11th Parliament or the Members of this august ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: As a country, over the years, we have struggled to devolve functions of many national institutions, so that every Kenyan can benefit from devolution. That is economic devolution because this is not a federal State or a confederation. What has been put in the Constitution is an economic devolution. It is because of this that for us to protect the institutions that we head properly, to vouch for accountability, efficiency and proper institutional management, we must lead by example. How do we lead by example? We must be prepared to show servant leadership and do away with ego-oriented and centred ... view