Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1931 to 1940 of 2568.

• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: The National Security Organs are:- (a) the Kenya Defence Forces; (b) the National Intelligence Service; and, (c) the National Police Service. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is Articles 238 and 239. If you read Article 241, it talks about the Establishment of the Kenya Defence Forces. It reads:- “There are established the Kenya Defence Forces. (2) The Defence Forces consist of— (a) the Kenya Army; (b) the Kenya Air Force; and (c) the Kenya Navy. (3) The Defence Forces— (a) are responsible for the defence and protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic; (b) shall assist and ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, “other authorities” means that for them to get involved in Homeland Security, the Government, through the established agencies, must request for the assistance of the Kenya Defence Forces. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thirdly, it is this Parliament that decided. They may be deployed to restore peace in any part of the country under emergency circumstances with the approval of the National Assembly. Therefore, what is happening in hon. Sirat’s constituency, your constituency and my own constituency is the work of the Police, Administration Police and other security organs. It is not the work of the Kenya ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the rendition of Kenyan nationals to stand trial in Uganda and other foreign countries, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 20th December, 2011. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of rendition of Kenyans to Uganda and other foreign countries is a matter of great national concern. Members of Parliament, at different times in the Ninth and Tenth Parliaments, and in earlier Parliaments, have raised the fundamental issue of the constitutional rights of Kenyans. “Rendition” is the transfer or handing over of persons or property, particularly from one jurisdiction to another jurisdiction. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: The renditions that took place were as a result of the sad incident of a bomb blast at an entertainment spot in the suburbs of Kampala, where 76 people were killed and many others seriously injured. It was as a result of this that the region moved into action to arrest many people, not only in Uganda but in all the East African states. In the process of doing so, a number of fundamental issues came up. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Kenyan context, one of the issues that we learnt, as a Committee, which is clearly, again, contained in this Report, is that over the years, radicalism has been associated with particular religions or groupings of people or particular ethnic groups. Out of the 16 Kenyans who were arrested in Kenya, or in other parts of the region, whose names I would like to read out, only two were members of the ethnic groupings that had hitherto that incident been associated with radicalism. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Out of the 16 persons who were arrested, one of them was called Hassan Isaac, who was a convert to Islam; others include Isaac Gedi Godana, a convert to Islam; Hussein Alawi Abdi, who was born a Muslim; Abdul Aziz Madobe, a convert to Islam; Abdullahi Mohammed, a born Muslim; Kanyoro Andrew, a convert to Islam; Osman Mohammed, a born Muslim; Khalif, a convert to Islam; Habib Njoroge, a convert to Islam. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Hon. Members know the history of Al-Amin Kimanthi. Additional persons who were arrested were Omar Aduwa, a convert to Islam; Idris Magondu, a convert to Islam; Hassan Agade, a convert to Islam; the rest were Mohammed Hamidi, Mohammed Ado, and Yahya Mbuthia. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I felt that I should read out these names, so that Kenyans can know that indeed radicalism is not the preserve of any particular grouping or ethnic group in Kenya. It is something that cuts across the country. It is, therefore, high time that as we look into the issue of radicalisation and some ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is a reality that the challenges of some of these imagined threats are real and this country must be protected. We must safeguard our borders and territorial integrity. We must be prepared to protect the lives and properties of the people of Kenya and all other businesses, but that does not take away the fundamental constitutional right of every Kenyan. This is why we have clear separation of institutional roles. That is why we have votes, we have funded and we have clearly enshrined in the Constitution a pro-justice Judiciary, a pro-people friendly Judiciary and ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Therefore, as much as it is painful, this is why one is assumed to be innocent until the court decides otherwise. If our police forces or those who are in charge of this give themselves the power to arrest, detain and deport you illegally, then is there any need of having a judiciary? Is there any need of having a third arm of Government which is clearly interested in adjudication of cases, be it criminal, civil or otherwise? It is because of this that when we looked at this--- Our observation is that, indeed, what the Government did clearly contravened ... view