Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2121 to 2130 of 2568.

• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is because of that, that as an individual, I am not willing just to sit back and be on the receiving end from the very individuals who have been accomplices in all the funny activities that have taken place in this country. Under this Standing Order, there is responsibility for statement of fact. The two Ministers made very serious allegations that, indeed, these very Members of Parliament who are supposed to be the protectors of the Kenyan public have been agents of those fraudulent activities. It is because of that, that yesterday, those statements ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Standing Order No.82(2) states:- “If a Member has sufficient reason to convince the Speaker that the Member is unable to substantiate the allegations instantly, the Speaker shall require that such Member substantiates the allegations not later than the next Sitting Day, failure to which the Member shall be deemed to be disorderly within the meaning of Standing Order 97 (disorderly conduct), unless the Member withdraws the allegations and gives a suitable apology, if the Speaker so requires.” view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I raised this matter because all of us have been collectively condemned. When the Kenyan public reads this, they do not know whether the Member for Turkana Central, who has been an able panelist on the Speaker’s Panel, is one of the Members of Parliament who has been engaged in that fraudulent exercise. All of us, the 220 Members of Parliament including the Speaker, have been condemned. Unfortunately we did not get this opportunity, but our work as a Parliamentarian--- One of the reasons why we jealously fought hard to have a Parliamentary Service Commission ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious issue. All of us have been collectively condemned and I cannot, at any given time, blame the media. What the media reported is what, indeed, the two Ministers alleged on the Floor of the House and, therefore, the media houses were accurately discharging their mandate of informing the Kenyan public. It is because of that, that I seek the indulgence of the Chair that either the two Ministers be asked to substantiate--- They have avenues to--- view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am about to conclude. Those two Ministers have avenues and procedures to use, if, indeed, there are Members involved. One of the procedures is to move a Substantive Motion, bring the facts to the House and discuss the individual Members involved. There are other avenues that I do not want to well on. I seek your indulgence so that this honourable august House and hon. Members are protected. Those who are engaged in criminal activities should be brought to book. That is because criminal responsibility is an individual issue and, therefore, if one of ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, ideally, I have no problem in having some more hon. Members. We already have Messrs. M’Mithiaru and Shakeel. I have no problem in having three more Members, so that the number goes to 19. Anything outside that, I think is going to be too laborious for Parliament. So the Committee is at liberty to add three more hon. Members meaning they have five Members and that can take care of any issue that they want to raise. I want to ask the Chair, his Vice-Chair and one other Member to be included. That this all whatever ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I would like to thank my colleagues, particularly Members of the Front Bench and Members of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade for having seen sense in the formation of this very important Select Committee. A time comes when, as a country, we must reflect on the activities in every part of the Republic of Kenya. This country, which is the economic hub of the East African Community, if not properly checked, will slowly slide into a country of cartels. Today, a kilogramme of sugar costs over Kshs250 yet we ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: I am being urged by my colleagues to sum up. This Motion is going to address the pitfalls and the causes of all these development and ensure that as Parliament, we participate in providing a solution by providing leadership. That does not mean that we do not appreciate the efforts by other players in the past to try and bring sanity in this particular issue. With those remarks, I beg to move that this Motion be adopted. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that Kenya is the East Africa’s biggest economy and regional economic hub; noting that Kenya is facing a spike in inflation and her currency has plummeted to its weakest level and is now recorded as the continent’s worst performer this year despite being fairly stable for the last four decades; concerned that the Central Bank of Kenya has maintained a “watch and see attitude” and has publicly admitted that it could not control the currency slip citing that some commercial banks are holding foreign currencies and has asserted that the problem may persist for another six months; considering ... view