Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: committee in this sense as far as this Bill is concerned, means committee of the National Assembly or the Senate, or a Joint Committee of the Houses of Parliament. It means we can have a joint committee of both the National Assembly and the Senate. That is why we are defining it as joint committee. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: There will be the Committee of Powers and Privileges, as you will see under Section 16 of this Bill. We have it right now. The way it is envisaged right now, it will have more powers and jurisdiction. Eventually, some of the issues we have seen being canvassed by busy bodies or NGOs and other entities, sometimes giving Parliament the wrong image, will be addressed. It is going to be a very powerful committee. I hope once this Bill is enacted that committee will do some of those things. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: A House of Parliament means the National Assembly and the Senate. Journal is a new definition. As you will see it under certain sections of this Bill, it means minutes and official records of the House of Parliament whether audio, electronic or in any other form, including all papers and accounts howsoever presented to or belonging to the Houses of Parliament, or any other records of proceedings of Parliament. In the past this was lacking. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: A Member is a Member of the National Assembly and the Senate. A member of staff, in the past was not covered. It also defines who a member of staff is. National Security as defined under Article 239 (1) is defined. Parliament is also defined. The critical thing in this particular Bill is to define, first of all, what constitutes the precincts of Parliament. Precincts of Parliament have had different definitions in statutes and in other jurisdictions in constitutional definitions. Others are in precedents, traditions and court rulings. In our case, we felt we should be fair and more civilised ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The precincts of Parliament shall comprise that area of land and every building or part of a building under Parliament’s control including - there was a definition problem and we felt we should clarify this - the Chamber in which the proceedings of Parliament are conducted, including the Galleries and lobbies of the Chambers. That is the first definition. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Two, all parts of the building in which the Chambers are situated including the entrances, the fore courts, the yards, the gardens, the enclosures and all open spaces. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Three, committee rooms and other meetings places provided or used for parliamentary purposes. This definition was missing. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Four, offices of Parliament including--- Right now you realize, and Members will appreciate this, that there are some Members who have their offices in KICC. There are Members who have offices outside somewhere I do not have the name. What this Bill attempts to define is the work place of a Member of Parliament or a member of staff, so that utterances made in certain--- You will realise how critical it is because in this Parliament, being a transitional one, we have been unfortunate because most of us did not The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: get enough office space in areas where ordinarily our offices are supposed to be located. Because of this new challenge, you will realise that some of these serious legal challenges, in particular for this 11th Parliament--- That is one of the definitions. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The other definition of precincts of Parliament is: “Places provided for the use or accommodation of the members, members of the public and representatives of the Press used in connection with the proceedings of Parliament or its Committees.” This further clearly qualifies what constitutes the precincts of Parliament. Paragraph (f) of Clause 3(1) is critical. It reads: “All other buildings or parts of a building provided or used in connection with the proceedings of Parliament or its Committees while so used by Parliament, including such premises as may be leased by Parliament.” Therefore, if because of certain challenges we decide ... view