Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Secondly, it is critical that this issue of Somalia is addressed. I want to say this without fear of any contradiction, that the political, social, economic and religious upheaval in Somalia has become a thriving business for individuals in power; warlords who have hitherto remained in the periphery of the Somali culture. I want to demonstrate that. view
• 13 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Okay, I will leave that. view
• 13 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, since Somalia plunged into a civil war, if we take into account the number of successive attempts made by the regional States to assist the people of Somalia to come up with transitional arrangements, those individuals who for one reason or the other, have failed or participated directly in the stability of Somalia, are right here in Kenya doing business with senior individuals. When the blame comes, innocent people and refugees are being blamed. view
• 13 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: I want to say that Kenya is one of the Front Line States. It is a fact that we have more than 1,200 kilometres unmanned border with Somalia. To that extent, Kenya has great responsibility to ensure that the lawlessness in Somalia does not affect the daily lives of the people of Kenya. We have a transitional Government. I want to bring something very critical, so that Kenyans also understand. view
• 13 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I want to say is that the foreign policy of Kenya towards Somalia must be driven by the interests of the Kenyan people. There is no two way about this fact. view
• 13 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: The last attempt was made during the Islamic Court Regime. Ambassador Affey made tremendous efforts in ensuring that there was law and order in Somalia. What happened? When he was about to succeeed, he was sacked. That was the last time any meaningful effort was put in place to have peace in Somalia. view
• 13 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to say that it is not fair that the crisis in Somalia is used as a scapegoat. When the Ethiopians invaded Somalia, they trained a number of Somali nationals from Ethiopia. Those people went back and are now engaged in secessionist’s movement in Ethiopia. We do not want Kenyan people to be sucked into the issues of Somalia. Kenya is a Front Line State and we will not support any attempt by the Kenyan Government to engage militarily in Somalia. I want the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Government to get this from the horse’s mouth. ... view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education what steps the Government is taking to improve the standards of education in North Eastern Province in view of the poor education infrastructure in the region. view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologize for coming late. I expected that the other Questions listed ahead of mine would be answered. view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the lengthy answer given by the Minister. view