Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: time we thought outside the box and accepted the reality that Kenya is a country of diverse environmental and climatic conditions. That reality should sink in just like it has in terms of equalisation. Hon. Speaker, you are a renowned constitutional lawyer. I want you to reflect on these abuses, the clamour for every area to be classified as a hardship area and for everyone to get hardship allowances vis-à-vis what has happened to equalisation. When shall we have a country united by its diversity? As the Cabinet Secretary comes, let us end this issue once and for all. Over ... view
• 1 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: In conclusion, it is said that Kenya has the eight wonders of the world. We have semi- arid regions such as where I come from. We have the coastal region, mountainous areas, plain land and the Rift Valley. The reality is that those regions cannot be the same. I plead with the leadership and whoever will bring this answer tomorrow to be firm, decisive and bring this issue to rest once and for all. It has been abused. view
• 1 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you were there during the drafting of the current Constitution. One of the issues that we fought for under the current Constitution was the pure presidential system. Some people wanted a pure presidential system, while others wanted a pure parliamentary system. Those of us who have suffered as a result of the Constitution coined the idea of devolution and equalisation. I am sorry to say that devolution is not working as expected. Equalisation has been abused. The definition of arid and semi-arid areas and hardship areas has been abused. When will we have a country with equity and ... view
• 1 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I know you have done a lot. I do not know whether Members and my good friend, who is also a seasoned lawyer, are privy to the Supreme Court decision on the NG-CDF. The NG-CDF defines certain things within our governance structure. I believe in your leadership, Hon. Speaker. Do not leave it to the Cabinet Secretaries. Can you guide them to bring this matter to an end once and for all, so that there is predictability, certainty and a guarantee of what will happen to whoever falls under that definition of “hardship areas’? view
• 14 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is one of the Houses of Parliament. Of late, the picture out there is that the National Assembly is not working as expected. That notion has created a bit of a lacuna to the extent that the other House takes on everything and anything that comes across them because the National Assembly Committee Members are not doing the same. That scenario created a crisis for the leadership in this House, the Speaker, and the Executive, as well as a crisis in implementation. Now that the issue of Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs and how they merited is behind ... view
• 14 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: coming from. An issue that is 100 per cent within the mandate of a Committee in the National Assembly goes to the other House. You know the role of that House. The Executive is now put in a very awkward position because there is no avenue to implement. Equally, because they are Members of Parliament and politicians, they will just have to run with it once they find a grey area. That is exactly what is happening. I plead with you and the Leader of the Majority Party to allow Chairs and Vice-Chairs some power to exercise a bit of ... view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. This is a very important Commission, especially considering the many challenges, such as gender-based violence, and the issues that are facing our girls. We need to feel the presence of this Commission in all counties. I hope that what we have experienced over the last year comes to an end. In the future, I suggest that we fund that Commission more than any other. I support. view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the JSC is the administrative arm of our justice system. We must fund them so that they can hold the judges and other judicial officers to account, and play their constitutional role effectively. I support. view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) plays a very important role in the welfare of the Members of Parliament and members of staff. At times, when I look at the newspaper, it is like they assume Members do not exist. There is nothing to fear. It is a high time we support the Commission and the Commissioners, because without them, there is no Parliament. Therefore, there is need to give more funding to the Commission so that it can undertake different activities on our behalf and that of the staff. I support. view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we need to think out of the box. The Senate is one of the Houses of Parliament. Over the years, we have had serious jurisdictional conflict. In my mind, and as a person who has been around, there is no harm in funding the Senate. As long as that funding goes to oversee the wastage, rot, and all other evil things that are taking place at the county level, let us fund them. There is no problem. But we also want to urge them to stop bad-mouthing the National Assembly, and accept that the National Assembly is ... view