Keynan Wehliye Adan

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The paradox in our country is that we have reached a stage where leaders who are entrusted with the leadership of this country, have reduced their role to just lamentations. I have looked at this Motion, which is good for a member of parliament who...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Kenya is a melting point of many nation-states. All of us must remember our forefathers who brought us together from different regions to make a claim on this beautiful premier nation called Kenya. These two great ladies, one coming from the nation-state of Turkana and the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Kenya is a representative democracy where the current Constitution confers power to each of the three Arms of Government. Under the current Constitution, pursuant to Article 152, the President nominates and Parliament vets and approves through public participation. What the Committee has done is to put...

Thank you, and I really respect my good sister. The reason I say this is because we are Africans and each one of us, both ladies and men, must be respected. The role of a bodyguard is clearly defined in their job description. It is not to carry the bag...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is a House of traditions. That is why it is called the august House. The Member has made a number of un-substantiated allegations against individual Members of Parliament, the 13th Parliament, and everybody else. As a human being, I may be tempted to accept that...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I comment on the audit report on the NG-CDF, allow me to delve a bit back into the history of this great nation. This country was once called the British East Africa Company in the early 1880s. That was a personal company, a private...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This Bill contains an array of tax proposals that affect different tax laws. The intention is to give the Government the legal force to collect taxes to finance the Budget. Ordinarily, this Bill has gone through all the legislative stages that every Bill ought to go...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. While I really appreciate the response by the Chairperson, most of the answers he has given are futuristic. This person has been missing since March 30th, 2024. He has alluded to the fact that there are many people who will still go missing. However, the circumstances...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs is the interface between Kenya and the outside world. However, before I make my informed contribution on this, let me invoke the provision of the Standing Order and declare that two of the nominees, Prof. Anne Nangulu, was my...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (C) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the disappearance of a prominent elder from my constituency called Omar Mahamed Nur, nicknamed...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are talking about arbitrary arrest and disappearance. I thought my good friend, Hon. Rasso, who is a distinguished Member of this House and our patron, will be the first person to say he will submit a report within the shortest time possible. I plead with him...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On the face of it, this is a very good Bill. It ought to have come a long time ago, pursuant to the enactment of the current Constitution. I congratulate the Chairman, Hon. Peter Lochakapong, and his team, for this well-intended Bill. If I...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Keynan? Your debate must be very exciting. You have many points of order and should appreciate that. Proceed, Hon. Keynan. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the Hon. Opiyo Wandayi to...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Now that that issue has been resolved, I hope there will be some semblance of order. (Loud consultations)

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The State of the Nation Address is a constitutional obligation of the President in line… (Loud consultations) Hon. Members, kindly consult in low tones. Proceed, Hon. Keynan. The State of the Nation Address is a constitutional obligation of the President in line with Article 132...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the President’s Address to the nation through Parliament. This is a constitutional requirement. As Members of Parliament and representatives of the people, pursuant to Article 1 of the Constitution, we need to internalise this address in line with the expectations...