Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. From the outset, I would like to say that every Hon. Member here, as an elected representative of the people of Kenya pursuant to the Constitution, has the inherent right at any given time to come up with any legislation. “Madam Chair”, the framers of our Constitution--- view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am used to seeing Madam Laboso here. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I stand guided. I want to go on record and repeat that the process of legislation is clearly spelt out in the Constitution, our Standing Orders and many other legal frameworks. The reason why an Hon. Member has to contextualise something in the form of a Bill, take it to the Committee for scrutiny, take it to the Speaker, publish it and then bring it for First Reading and Second Reading--- view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, an experienced legislator like myself must be respected. Allow me to say what informed the deletion of this particular amendment. That is the essence and that is what the Leader of the Majority Party was alluding to. This has become a very contentious issue with the members of the Fourth Estate and the Kenyan public. I want to say they had every right to propose because the Constitution allows for public participation. Indeed, this is what the framers of the current Constitution had in mind, that when a Bill is published, it must allow the members ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, then I will keep quiet. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, because I can see you are not receptive to what I want to say, I would like to tell members of the Fourth Estate that the intention was not to gag the media but to create a debate. That debate has been created and we are well informed. This is why we unanimously agreed that Clause 27 should be deleted. Therefore, we rest our case there. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I also want to state that this is one of the clauses that the members of the Fourth Estate have really complained about. Therefore, I entirely agree with the amendment. There was an issue of misinterpretation of the definition of 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
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: what constitutes Parliament. Therefore, because it has raised many issues, I entirely concur with the suggestion. This issue should now rest here. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- view