Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2171 to 2180 of 2568.

• 25 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in all this environmental and cultural diplomacy, we must prepare our youth. Today the best people we have as our diplomats are our sportsmen and women. I am sure that many of you will appreciate the kind of job that they have done for the Republic of Kenya. One marathon race that we win, whether in Japan or anywhere else, hoists the map of Kenya permanently, as a picture, before the eyes of the whole world. Therefore, that group cannot be ignored. This is why we need to invest in sports. This is why we ... view
• 25 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: With this, I beg to move that this Report be adopted. Thank you. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- 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 cannot control the currency slip citing that some commercial banks are holding foreign currencies ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to go on record that the issue of the security of the Republic of Kenya cannot be compromised. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to trivialize the issue of the identity cards when we know that the very reason he has put requirement is for it to act as a toll station to enable him collect money for corrupt purposes? view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Motion is coming at a time after we have had a heated debate on a certain Question that has had an overlapping effect on the same. The issue of security or any issue that touches on the national security of the Republic of Kenya is an issue that all of us regardless of our regions, religion, or party affiliation, we must all jealously guard. To this extent, we must at all times not trivialize very important and sensitive issue like the security of the Republic of Kenya. One of the reasons why Kenya as ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Secondly, I want to commend the citizenry of the Republic of Kenya. We have invested heavily and paid dearly for the lawlessness, social, economic, political and cultural and religious crisis in Somalia. It is not the choice of the people of Somalia. That has happened because of poor leadership. So, as citizens, we must guard the nation against the same poor leadership in the Republic of Kenya. It is due to poor leadership, lack of institutional role and functions that today, for close to 20 years, our neighbours and brothers in Somalia have been in a permanent and perpetual political ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason why we pay a colossal amount of money on the maintenance of that mission annually is because of the unique role that, that mission is expected to play. Of late, we have seen the resurgence of piracy. Piracy is a product of lawlessness, whatever name you call it. How has it affected the people of Kenya, businesses and the international community? Piracy, which started as a small fishing menace along the coastline of the international water of the Indian Ocean, has now grown to be an internationally organized crime. That has made the ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say that the people of northern Kenya remain the most peaceful part of the Republic of Kenya. I want to appreciate that the Chair is very familiar with the history of the people of northern Kenya. I know you have represented a number of them in defending their civil cases and liberties over the years. Northern Kenya remains the most peaceful part of the Republic of Kenya. I want to be challenged by the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. How many thuggery and banditry incidents have been reported? ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Therefore, we need to separate the two issues. When you talk about northern Kenya, you are not talking about Somalia. It is just like when you talk about Nyanza, you are not talking about Acholi. When you talk about Turkana, you are not talking about the Merile and so on. Those historical distinctions must be made. Therefore, any generalized aspersions, regardless of the intentions, will not be accepted. I want to say that even when there were belated attempts to put legislative framework in the late 1960s, early 1970s and in 1980s, that were hell-bent to deny the people of ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the reasons why Kenya, as a premier nation, decided to have a mission in Somalia is because all the nations were not sure. It was like moving from the known to unknown. The known was that Somalia was in a civil war. Very few countries wanted to commit their resources to have a functionless mission. I am sure that very soon, our mission would be one of the first one to move to Mogadishu. That way, we will lead by example. Right now, many countries have their missions there. Mogadishu is secure because ... view