Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1991 to 2000 of 2568.

• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is not a mean achievement. This is as a result of the gains that the Kenyan public has made over the years. But, again, this has to be directed. How are we going to benefit from this? I am emphasizing on this because of the significance of the East African economic bloc. As a premier nation, our President, two days ago, was in Arusha as the Chairman of the East African Community (EAC). view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, it will be wrong. It will be immoral if Kenya is not going to be the first country to comply with Article 50 of the East African Treaty. I want to remind them again and repeat this: Other partner States have already done theirs. Therefore, what everybody is waiting for is whether we will have a repeat of what happened in 2006, delay the whole process, be ashamed, be named by our brothers in the region or lead from the front, comply with the rules - because we are the ones who set the rules - nominate ... view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the essence of economic growth--- No country - and I want to say this--- You remember, those of you who have seen the framework of the European Union, the framework of the European Union was borrowed from the defunct East African Community. Where are we and where are they today? Look at the kind of industrial take-offs those countries have experienced over the last 40 years. Where are we? We are here with our stagnating economy, with one of the highest unemployment rates, under-employment, high crime rate and all sorts of issues. Those are issues that ... view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I see Members--- Look at the kind of Questions that we ask every day, they are security related. We say: “This has happened. There is cattle rustling.” That is happening because of high unemployment, under- employment and lack of economic opportunities. Those are all the dividends Kenyans have to get simply because of investing in poor leadership. view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, how do we justify the over Kshs400 million simply because of lack of prudence, poor judgement and complete disregard of the rule of law that today affect the taxpayer? In fact, it will have been prudent if the very same individual who caused this shame that necessitated the petitions to go to the East African Court of Justice to have been adjudged, committed and made to refund that money. That is a waste of money. It is because of that, that today, as a country--- I want to remind Members that there is an issue that ... view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have the EALA Kenya Chapter. I want to say this and I want it to go on record - the membership of the Kenya EALA Chapter remained the most haunted group in the whole region. The reason is this: They are not facilitated contrary to other countries that have major economic resources. Why should this happen to our representatives when we are a premier nation, economic hub and economic power house? That group has complained and even recently, their issue went up to the highest level. I want to share this with my colleagues because ... view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, with shame, I want to say this: We lag behind in our own remittances to the East African Community. Kenya has defaulted. Is this the way we want to project our country when we have outstanding dues for the last three years! How does that really project Kenya? That means we are there in the Treaty just as a hobby without really taking into account the economic gains that we can get. view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am glad that the Chairman of the Budget Committee is here. Our number one trading partner, as a country, is Uganda. The planners and designers of our foreign policy did not even think of having a chancery in Uganda. It is only this year that we said: “Until you factor something for a chancery in Uganda, we are not going to look at your Budget.” It is just our next door neighbour. That should have been given priority in the construction of chanceries and other facilities. That is because our emphasis is on economic diplomacy. ... view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, these rules are for our country. I know that when somebody mentions some of those serious economic ills, it irritates. But, nonetheless, we will continue to comment about it because Kenyans are here by right. They have to know. They have to be informed. That is why we are here as the representatives of the people of Kenya. When we look at these rules, we looked at them purely against the rule of law. We looked at the dealings within the confines of the East African Community. We also looked at some of the loopholes and ... view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the key word in the Treaty is “elections”. The hon. Member of Parliament here is expected to vote for a candidate; it is not a nomination; it is not something that you are just going to pass by a vote. Those individuals who will have been determined and nominated must be subjected to voting. They must be voted for by hon. Members here. We will consider constituting an electoral college; there will be ballots. I am just saying this so that we avoid the kind of acrimony that we had in 2006. Once again, I want ... view