Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: As I conclude, the role of the Commission and that of staff are completely separate. Basic administrative issues that fall within the purview of the electoral commission have been brought to the Public Accounts Committee which is completely ridiculous. So, it is because of this that I also want to join the seasoned, reasoned and guided Kenyans and legislators who are asking you to expunge the bits that will project this House in a very bad light and have the rest of the report separated from this. Please, allow any Kenyan who has serious issues with the Independent Electoral and ... view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: It is juicy and I am used to political debate. We need clarification as to when this particular tender in court was allegedly executed. There were seven commissioners: one is clean but the other seven are guilty as found by PAC. I want to tell my good friend, Hon. Opiyo something. Remember there were issues in the last Parliament. I do not want to mention it. I want to see the true you. I know you used to protect fairness and stand for it. It should not be that now that your roles have changed, you no longer do that. ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As a matter of procedure, we are debating the Report as amended by Hon. Junet. I take this opportunity to thank Members of this particular Committee led by the indomitable Hon. Wandayi for bringing a very concrete Report. However, these reports have always been there. The PAC is as old as this Parliament. We have always generated reports but it is high time we really appreciated why the framers of our Constitution and our Standing Orders decided to have critical committees called PAC and PIC. In other jurisdictions, you only have PAC. In the ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I do not want to challenge my friend but I have a problem with that interpretation. I thought what was before us was the Report of the Committee as amended. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, what Hon. Junet has said is critical. It is important. It is a good amendment. It informs, enriches and gives value to the Report. I support that amendment. Nothing stops me from contributing to the Report. On that particular amendment, I appreciate the stature and thinking of Hon. Junet as an astute legislator. This amendment is a product of the Committee. That is what I am told. That means it enriches the Report which is very good. I support the amendment and hope that the other Members will support it because I wanted to contribute to ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. On the outset, I want to say this Bill has been subjected to a lot of misinformation, propaganda and misinterpretation of facts. Before I make my informed contribution on this very important Bill, I want to refer Members to the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons on why this Bill is here, why it ought to be here and why we must pass it. The statement of Objects and Reasons of this Bill states that this Bill seeks to repeal and re-enact the Parliamentary Service ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: (SRC) Act, 2011 was passed on 27th July 2011 and the commencement date was 27th July 2011, the same day. You can gauge the significance of this. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Act, 2011, was passed on 5th July 2011 and the commencement date was 5th July 2011, the same day. You can also gauge the significance of this. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Act was passed on 21st March 2011 and the commencement date was 22nd March 2011. The National Land Commission (NLC) Act was passed on 27th April and the commencement date was 2nd May 2011. ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: dignified representatives of the people of Kenya. I want to table this. If we pass this, which other person can purport to stand in the way of the passage of this Bill? Hon. Speaker, to that extent, do not feel ashamed. We have been called pigs. We have been abused. I want to say this to even His Excellency the President. I want to really appreciate. For those who did not know, His Excellency the President was once a commissioner of the PSC and he stood with Members of Parliament. The forest is the same. It is only the monkeys ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I have been touched. In the last Parliament, I brought a Bill called the Order of Precedence. These are the elected representatives of the people of Kenya. When busy bodies demean our existence or purport to usurp our functions… I want to remind you two things. Luckily, some of us have been around. When we passed the current Constitution, the framers had a proper and seamless governance structure for the people of Kenya. However, some have decided to give themselves holier than though status. On 3rd March 2013, the then Chair of SRC purportedly issued a gazette notice demeaning the ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, when the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and Principal Secretaries (PSs) are appointed, that very evening they get a letter entitling them to a mortgage and a car grant. Are we less State officers? Why are we being abused? Are we less State officers? Let us have the Constitution say: “Members of Parliament are less State officers. The other State officers are unique and special.” We are also State officers. More so, we are the legislative arm of the Republic of Kenya. In fact, in other jurisdictions, this is the first arm of government. Parliament is the first arm of ... view