Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of Order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Under Standing Order Number 23, I would like to seek the adjournment of the House to debate a matter of definite national importance, namely the current drought, hunger and starvation in different parts of the country. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: As you might have seen, different parts of the country today are experiencing different climatic conditions. In the northern part of the Republic of Kenya, particularly where I come from, there is drought. The lives of many people are in danger. We have already lost many animals. The elderly, children and women are in danger. In the light of this, I would like to seek leave of the House under this Standing Order to be allowed to debate this issue as an urgent matter of definite national importance. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn. From the outset, I would like to appreciate the Chair for allowing the debate on this Motion. I would also like to thank my colleagues for accepting to have this issue debated as a matter of definite national importance. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are a number of issues that are happening in this country. The drought situation in this country has become a perennial issue. For those of us who come from northern Kenya, this time round the rainy season in October/November is yet to come. Therefore, we are experiencing the worst La Nina phenomenon in the northern parts of Kenya. There is great contradiction. In some parts of the Republic of Kenya, there is continuing rainfall and plenty of food. Where we come from right now, there is completely no pasture. There is scarcity of water. There ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: These are not things that have just happened overnight. These things happened because of a number of reasons. One is because of failure by the Government to prioritize food security in national planning. Two, there has been failure to sustain, improve and facilitate national food production methods and traditional methods. Three, there is demoralization of farmers. There is also the growing health problems as a result of HIV, Malaria and other water-borne diseases. There is also the issue of costly farm inputs. There is the issue of insecurity in some parts of the Republic of Kenya. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, fluctuation of prices of fertilizers also affect these areas. The issue of fertilizer is a very important one in food production in the Republic of Kenya. There are also cheap food imports, which have had drastic effects on the efforts of farmers to have our country attain food sufficiency. There is failure also on the Government side to find new and more innovative methods of food production. During the colonial times, we used to have the Livestock Marketing Division in northern Kenya. We used to have a functioning Kenya Meat Commission, and a functioning Ministry of ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Recently, this country adopted a new Constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights. Food is a basic necessity. If you look at the hierarchy of needs, from a psychological perspective, food is the most important requirement for human life. This is one thing that must be guaranteed. There is scarcity of this item now. We have heard different statements attributed to different officials of the Government. It is a reality that the drought situation in northern Kenya is not the creation of the media. I want to put this straight. Drought is real. People are dying. We have already lost thousands of ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do appreciate that regions that have acted as the food basket of the Republic of Kenya have plenty of food. This is a reality. But is that being translated into something that can benefit the whole country? This is the question we are asking. I am not ashamed to tell hon. Members that 90 per cent of the residents in my constituency rely on relief food from the Government. If that relief food does not come for one month, then we have a disaster in that particular constituency. view