Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: “Parliament shall exercise its legislative power through Bills passed by Parliament and assented to by the President.” It is important to note that, that unfettered constitutional mandate is second to none. In some jurisdictions, there is no clarity as to which of the three arms of Government is superior. Is it Parliament, the Executive or the Judiciary? If I was asked the first arm of Government, without fear of contradiction I would say it is Parliament. The Executive comes second and the Judiciary is third. This is because this is the arm that originates every legislative mechanism that enables the ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, Article 117(2) of the Constitution provides that: “Parliament may, for the purpose of the orderly and effective discharge of the business of Parliament, provide for the powers, privileges and immunities of Parliament, its committees, the leader of the majority party, the leader of the minority party, the chairpersons of committees and members.” This Bill makes provision for regulating admittance to and conduct within the precincts of Parliament. Article 117(1) of the Constitution provides that: “There shall be freedom of speech in debate in Parliament.” The word is ‘shall’. The framers of this Constitution were not naïve. They ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Part II of the Bill describes the areas that constitute the precincts of Parliament, which I have also explained. I hope and pray that colleagues will contribute to this Bill. There are copies of the Bill in Room 8. I want the indomitable Hon. Linturi, who is a lawyer in the making, to also listen to me. Part III provides for the privileges and immunities for Members. I want to plead with the Members to look at this Part, critically, interrogate it and come up with any amendments that will further reinforce the intention of this Bill. The Part provides ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: “Either House of Parliament, and any of its committees, has power to summon any person to appear before it for the purpose of giving evidence or providing information.” Article 125 (2) of the Constitution says: view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: “For the purposes of clause (1), a House of Parliament and any of its committees has the same powers as the High Court.” Hon. Deputy Speaker, I just want to remind Members of the amendment by Hon. Kaluma yesterday. Many of us may not have appreciated it. The amendment takes this into account. I really want to use this opportunity to thank Hon. Kaluma for having brought that critical amendment to the Constitution. It is not my intention to discuss the functions the Judiciary. God forbid; today nothing stops a rogue judge from injuncting Parliament from having the Wednesday 9.30 ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: what Hon. Kaluma did. What Parliament passed yesterday is not an attempt to coerce and intimidate the media or any Kenyan. What he did is a neat way of allowing different institutional functions. I urge you that when it comes for Third Reading, all the 349 of us should be present to signify the importance of that Bill. I urge the media to correctly inform the public because information is power. Under Article 35 of the Constitution, please inform correctly. The intention is not that. The intention is to allow for a cleaner and neater operation of different institutions. I, ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is like there is a debate there. I pray that you intervene. I pray that you ask my good friend, Hon. Linturi, who is a very serious lawyer in the making--- view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the other thing I was trying to explain, which is part of Article 125 of the Constitution--- view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, Article 125 (2) (a) of the Constitution says: “---to enforce the attendance by witnesses and examine them on oath, affirmation or otherwise.” All of you are in committees. How is this supposed to be exercised? It is not defined. Therefore, what this Bill attempts to do is to define this and provide a modusoperandi . If you invite a witness, the rights of that witness must be respected. The Bill tells us how we are supposed to invite that witness, who is supposed to give the notice, how it is supposed to be executed, what happens in ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: how the witness is supposed to be treated when he/she appears before a committee, or when he/she appears before the House or any other arm of Government. What this Bill attempts to do is to simplify the provisions of Article 125 of the Constitution. Article 125 (2) (b) of the Constitution says: “---to compel the production of documents.” Yesterday, I saw in the papers the leadership of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) lamenting. I want to go on the record. No committee of this House shall lament in the execution of their mandate. You have the powers and everybody must ... view