Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1551 to 1560 of 2568.

• 8 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I did not want to interfere with the contribution of hon. Abass, but I think so that we are prudent and fair to all of us, this is a House of rules. I just wanted hon. Abass to invoke the provisions of Standing Order No.90 which states that a Member who wishes to speak on any matter in which a Member has a personal interest shall first declare the interest--- view
• 8 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: We are just being prudent. My friends, this is a House of rules and we must follow our own rules! view
• 8 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am one person who always believes in supremacy of the institution of Parliament. First of all, these two individuals must be appointed by this House. There is nothing that can go through without your firm acceptance of the two individuals. That is Pursuant to Article 127. That is the way it is. Taking into account what the Leader of Majority Party has said, because at times it is also good to reflect, first of all, I am only here as an agent of the Commission. Under the able leadership of hon. Justin Muturi, the Commission was ... view
• 8 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to plead with the Members, please, let us project this House in a manner that befits our stature as representatives of the people of Kenya. Everybody has a right to be heard. Let us accord one another the dignity we deserve. Let us debate and eventually you will exercise your inherent right as a legislature to either accept or refuse. I want to take you to what hon. Duale said. He invoked the provisions of Standing Order No.96 as read with Standing Order No.51. I want to plead with Members to accept the withdrawal of ... view
• 3 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank the membership of the entire Education Committee for an excellent job done. This is what is expected of a Committee of the House. I heard a Member say that Parliament was usurping the powers of the President. Indeed, that is not true. The work of Parliament is to assist the President in governing the Republic of Kenya. I want to refer hon. Members to the provisions of Article 4 which states that Parliament shall protect this Constitution and promote the democratic The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view
• 3 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: governance of the Republic of Kenya. Article 95(2) states that the National Assembly shall deliberate on issues and resolve them according to the concerns of the people of Kenya. We are here to assist the President. We want the President and the Executive to serve the people of Kenya in accordance with the law. view
• 3 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Every Member has, sometimes, the right to interrogate any issue. However, I beg that you rule some of these frivolous points of order out of order view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to Article 127 (2)(d) of the Constitution, this House Adopts the Report of the Parliamentary Service Commission on the appointment of Ms. Jennifer Nafula Barassa and the hon. (Dr.) Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali as Members of the Parliamentary Service Commission. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. Taking into account what you have just said, I want to invoke the provisions of Standing Order No.91, as read with the provision of Standing Order No.107, and ask this House that if really we are fair to ourselves and our listeners, we must apply our rules equally, fairly and in a justified manner. Therefore, I invoke these provisions, so that we deal with hon. Kimaru taking into account what hon. Cecilia has said, that, indeed, if a Member--- This is a House of procedures. Three weeks ago we named a Member ... view
• 31 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to take this opportunity to thank the Mover of this Motion. From the outset, I would like to say that we are not getting very well what a House or Parliament in a pure presidential system is supposed to do. This Motion is timely and it is very good but I want us to remove this aspect--- I think we have heard your guidance in the past that this House cannot keep on “urging the Government”. I want us to replace this with “this House resolves”. That is because when ... view