Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: pressures and pleasures of Parliament. I am sure in due course you will realise that there are certain things that we must not take for granted. view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, before I go back to the President’s Speech, I would like to thank the people of Wajir West. I know we have our able Member Hon. Muliro Farah – Hon. Yusuf Farah – that was my first constituency that showed me the door to politics. I was a Member of Parliament twice, elected actually for 10 years then later on I moved to Eldas where I am doing my fifth term as a representative of the people of Eldas. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I must appreciate that at one time the current Head of State and I were ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: One thing that I appreciate and felt very good about this particular speech is respect for the separation of institutional roles. Those of us who were there and participated in the midwifing of the current Constitution, one of the things that the August 2010 Constitution emphasised on is respect for the rule of law. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you are a lawyer with many years of experience. The opening chapter in Article 1 emphasizes on representation and clearly spells out the nexus between representation and sovereignty. That is one Article that all of us must accept and pursue to the letter. ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: An MP is an embodiment of everything in the Kenyan society. That is why Hon. Deputy Speaker, the best diplomats or economic advisors are found amongst Members of Parliament. Kenya is a premier nation. One of the things that the President’s Speech emphasized was development of different sectors: the economic, security, infrastructural and education sectors. All these require an informed, knowledgeable and persistent Member of Parliament through legislation and oversight. That is why without the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), there would be no representation. I will ask my colleagues here to agree with me that “No NG-CDF, no ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: Whatever you do, regardless of the differences in our political persuasions, the NG- CDF must remain an integral part of our day-to-day activities. That is why I appreciated when His Excellency the President talked about retention of the NG-CDF. For that to happen, it is up to all of us to pursue it to the letter. Otherwise, dictates from the Treasury mandarins will always be there and they are loyal to their own interests. For us, our loyalty is to those who brought us to this House. That is a very important ingredient in your life. Hon. Deputy Speaker, coming ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: Equally, Hon. Deputy Speaker, Kenya is an economic, security and diplomatic hub. These are things we must appreciate as citizens and representatives of the people. The other The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: day this country was voted as the best in human resource capital. What we need to benefit from this is our diaspora diplomacy. I know very soon there will be an inclusion of diaspora diplomacy as one of the tenets of our foreign policy but before that is domesticated, the diaspora diplomacy has greatly contributed and improved our economy. That is something that each one of us here as Parliamentarians and part of parliamentary diplomacy must be prepared to engage in. In this era of representation, Parliamentarians are the best diplomats in other jurisdictions and democracies. However, in the Kenyan ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is the issue of drought, which His Excellency the President has alluded to. However, my colleagues from Northern Kenya must accept that the era of food relief must come to an end. Instead, we need to pursue water availability and irrigation, revival of Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) and Kenya Livestock Marketing Authority (KLMA). These things have died over the years. In 1968, Kenya was a leading beef exporter to the whole world. Today we get our beef from Botswana. In 1968, Kenya was a leading donor nation. In fact, our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was at ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: Finally, Hon. Deputy Speaker, we are approaching a very difficult time because of serious rise in inflation, economic stagnation and unemployment. These are issues we can salvage if we put our heads together. We are surrounded by countries that have had serious security challenges and that is why Kenya remains a very important component of the international community. That is why I believe in their own wisdom, the international community decided to elect Kenya as a member of the United Nations Security Council. That is not just a mere achievement. It is a serious achievement which we must be prepared ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is just the beginning of this Session. Eventually, we will begin to learn and appreciate each other. However, my final word today on this is that as Members of the 13th Parliament, we are one family. Regardless of our political persuasions, we are one family and outside there, we will be treated as Members of one family. Whatever we do, let us engage soberly and with dignity while appreciating our roles. There is a time I was the youngest Member here. Today, I am among the oldest Members of Parliament. Time changes. These are realities that ... view