Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wanted to say something which I will not. It is with profound humility, respect and appreciation that I want to thank the people of Eldas for giving me another opportunity to be their Member of Parliament in the 12th Parliament. At times, we talk of, “Member of the august House”. I want to urge all Members to look at the true meaning and what the framers of Parliamentary practice had in mind when they coined this term and whether it has any correlation with the technical appearances we have been seeing here over the last ... view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Sometimes when I am reflecting on issues, I think we need a leader with dictatorial tendencies. If you look at the history of the countries that have outpaced us, for example, China, you realize that their politics is not the kind we experience here. For instance, after every election we have to be prepared because donors pull out and we close the stock exchange and the shilling drops. These things must come to an end. I just want us to reflect for a moment on the geopolitical history of all the neighbouring states. Kenya is the only lucky country because ... view
• 13 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank the Almighty Allah for having given me another opportunity to be a Member of the 12th Parliament. Secondly, I want to use this opportunity to thank all the Members who were elected because in my mind, I know that one of the most difficult things to do is to seek votes from the public. Therefore, I want to congratulate all the Members for having got the nod of your respective constituents. I hope you will add value to the true meaning of representation. view
• 13 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also want to take this opportunity to congratulate you for having been re- elected. The 11th Parliament was a transitional one because it came in immediately after the promulgation of the new Constitution. I want to appreciate and echo that, in the last two decades, the number of Members of Parliament who were re-elected from the 11th Parliament was almost 38 per cent of the membership. That is a clear demonstration of competence by the public. In the past, it has been about 15 per cent. As it is now, 38 per cent of the Members who ... view
• 13 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Having said that, we are truly the elected representatives of the people of Kenya. When I read Articles 94 and 95 together with Article 1of the Constitution of Kenya, I asked myself whether we really believe in the constitutional order of this country. What we saw yesterday was not very good. I want to appreciate what the President echoed that, at any given time, the three 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
• 13 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: arms of the Government, that is, the Executive, Judiciary and Legislature must work together. In terms of order, we need to agree which one is the first. I think yesterday’s event was expected. It is within the confines of the powers of the President to come and officially open Parliament and that is exactly what happened. view
• 13 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: We must also appreciate that we have a premier country called Kenya. The oath of office which we took the other day is meant to reaffirm our commitment to the constitutional order of the Republic of Kenya. Therefore, as the people’s representatives, we must be prepared to jealously protect, promote and project the image of Kenya as a premier nation. This country is second to none. We also have Standing Orders. I saw the argument by my former chairman, Hon. Mbadi. I must say that at one time in the 10th Parliament, there were only two Backbenchers who were members ... view
• 13 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: other countries. Look at the state of things. This country is an infrastructural, security, humanitarian and transport hub for the regions. Kenya is also an economic giant in this region. This is something all of us must jealously protect. I support this Motion. view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to table the exit Report of the Public Investments Committee (PIC) of the 11th Parliament, running from May, 2013 to June, 2017. view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I urge all Members to go through this Report and appreciate what was done by the PIC for the last four-and-a-half years. view