Adan Keynan

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 921 to 930 of 2556.

• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, in conclusion, I want to tell hon. Members that this is their Bill. Next time we will bring The Parliamentary Service Bill. These Bills are being generated by your welfare commission. That is our work. To do what appertains to the rights of Members of Parliament and members of staff whom we represent. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The Bill is now before the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. That Bill takes into account critical welfare issues that have been denied to Members by Ms. Sarah Serem. I urge you, as you look at it, to also interact with it. Time will come to interact with the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. 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
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I beg to move that the Bill on the Powers and Privileges Bill, 2014 be read a Second Time and ask Hon. Makali to second. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I thank the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we had a very interactive session with the media owners, media practitioners and the media station that covers Parliament. Therefore, I want to confirm that Sections 27, 33, 34 and 35 will be amended. It might not reflect 100 per cent of the proposal that we have, but we are almost reaching a common ground. That is the assurance that I want to give to the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The essence of having a structured format of coming up with Bills is to allow for the participation of the public. There are provisions for public participation, scrutiny of committee, First Reading, Second Reading, Third Reading and Committee Stage. All these are meant to allow for important input from different stakeholders. 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
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Taking into account that this is also a deliberative House, the fact that we prepared and brought a Bill; had the guts and the opportunity to sit down, reflect, contextualize it, synthesize it and eventually come up with this format; required a lot of time. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Bill is now before the House. Therefore, I do not want to see an hon. Member lamenting. The Bill is theirs, and they have unfettered rights to introduce any amendments to add or delete any of the provisions contained therein. They can introduce further new clauses. That is the work ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Bill provides a modus operandi by saying that the relevant House of Parliament shall have all the powers necessary for inquiring into and pronouncing upon any Act or matter constituting a breach of value by an hon. Member. Secondly, an inquiry of the relevant House shall not preclude criminal investigation. That is an important inclusion in this Bill. Thirdly, where the relevant House finds that an hon. Member has committed a breach of privilege, the relevant House may, in addition to any other penalty to which the Member may be liable, act on this particular aspect. The relevant House can ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I rise to oppose this amendment with the following reasons. We do not enact just to achieve a specific short-term goal. We legislate for posterity. Creating a vacuum in a commission that all of us require at this stage is not proper. More so, the work of a commission is to employ the secretariat. The secretariat actually serves the commission. What we are purporting to do now here is to usurp the functions of an independent commission and this does not require legislation. The EACC as clearly spelt out in the Constitution is under ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view