Adan Keynan

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• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will take a very short time taking into account that I am fasting and I have to break my fast in the next 10 minutes. I want to take this opportunity to thank all the Members who have contributed to this very important Report. In particular, I am thankful for the kind words from my friend, Hon. Gumbo. I hope he will be the first governor to be elected on an independent platform. We will then see how things will work out. The benefits of having a vibrant and working sector is not ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also want to confirm the sentiments of our---We wanted to confirm him as our substantive Chair. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: He has done a lot for the Committee over the last four years. I want to confirm that the Committee deliberated on this particular issue. We all understand the state of security in Kenya and all the neighbouring states. This is an issue that everybody requires. We appreciate the good work that is being done by our officers in the intelligence community. The best we can do as Members is to support what they do because without their vigilance and work, we do not have a country. Therefore, whatever proposal, suggestion or request they make is appropriate and within the ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Is it in order for the Hon. Member to mislead the Members of this House and the nation at large that NIS accounts are not audited? I was the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations in the last Parliament. I am also a ranking Member in the current Committee. Therefore, I can confirm that the accounts of NIS are audited. There are issues that are of security nature. It is not in the interest of anybody to politicise or trivialise the accounts or the work and functions of NIS. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Let me put it on record that their accounts are audited, but there is no country in the world – not even in America – where persons other than the officers in charge are allowed to audit issues that are of a security nature. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: However, there are some financial issues that are audited. If the hon. Member is not familiar with the audit mechanism, the best he can do is to refer to the reports of the Auditor-General and see how the accounts of any security agency, and not just those of NIS, are audited. That applies across the world. There are formats. They are not issues that somebody can play politics with at any time. I want to ask the hon. Member to withdraw his assertion that the accounts of NIS are not audited. They are properly audited. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Some hon. Members have suggested that in the next Parliament, we should have particular Members vetted so that they can access details of NIS accounts, just like it is done in the parliaments of USA, UK, Israel and other countries. That is the only way we can have functional security intelligence units. I urge my good friend, whom I respect so much, to withdraw the assertion that the accounts of NIS are not audited and accept the reality of the dynamics of state security not only in Kenya, but in the whole world. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish once again to continue from where I left the other time. The 21stAnnual Report of the PIC has closely examined and scrutinised audited financial statements of 41 State corporations. In its examination and scrutiny of the audited financial statements of various State corporations, the Committee’s primary approach was to elicit background information as to why particular financial or management actions were or were not taken, while keeping in mind the relevant public financial management principles, public finance regulations, public procurement and asset disposal legislation, public procurement regulations, international… view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, may I plead with the Members to consult in low tones. view