Adan Keynan

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• 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
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 36. After looking at this clause, we realized that it is going to give an open-ended cheque to the clerks on any issue appertaining and, therefore, it negates the spirit of having the Powers and Privileges Committee. I want Members to read and listen to what the earlier version said and this is why I decided I should delete it, of course, subject to approval by Members. This is what the earlier proposal said:- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: “Where an offence is suspected to have been committed under this Act, the relevant Clerk shall, on the direction of the Speaker, make a request to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to take an action as may be appropriate.” What we realized is that this is giving an open-ended cheque against Members because this is a political House and there are bound to be differences in opinion. Therefore, we felt that anything to do with the Member should go through the usual processes envisaged under the Powers and Privileges Act, and not giving a blank cheque to the Clerk ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: ( Question of the amendment proposed ) view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. My good friend, Hon. Duale, has not understood what the deletion is supposed to serve. The Office of the DPP is not under the direction of anybody. It is an independent office. They analyze, investigate and make reports. What we are trying to cure here is a situation where you disagree with the Speaker or the Clerk and they say the hon. Member for Turkana be investigated. That should be left purely at the discretion of those investigation agencies like the DPP or the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and not under ... view