Keynan Wehliye Adan

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon 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 Agriculture and Livestock regarding the protection, rehabilitation and development of herding grounds and migratory routes in the...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you, Hon Speaker. I would like to request for a statement regarding …

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you very much, Hon Speaker. The Order Paper was a bit misleading. It talked of Tuesday. Hon Speaker, I wish to request for a statement …

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you, Hon Speaker. I apologise for coming late.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Speaker, I know from where you sit you must be very dissatisfied with this answer. This answer is half a paragraph.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Speaker, this response has not attempted to answer my request. I am sure the Chairman, Hon. GK is familiar with this road because he comes from a region which has a lot of tarmac roads and one that is privileged. (Several Hon. Members stood...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Speaker, I was just saying that maybe Hon. GK, coming from a region that is well taken care of in terms of road infrastructure cannot imagine a road linking Kenya to Addis Ababa, all the way from Addis Ababa, Moyale to Wajir, has been...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Speaker, can the Chairman assure the House that this road will be tarmacked before the end of the current term? Hon. Chairman, you should take into account that you lead a very important Committee. Can you also assure the House that planning will be...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) I am sure the Hon. Speaker is also a human being and as a person who has used that road in your earlier life as a lawyer, you must be familiar with it. There was an engagement between the Kenyan and the Ethiopian governments in...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, allow me to thank Hon. (Eng.) Muriuki Karue, the father of NG-CDF, for reflecting on the dynamics of Kenyan politics, immediately after independence, after the advent of multiparty, and before the promulgation of the current Constitution. For...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a House of traditions.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) I also sought a number of Statements. I can see the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation here. I sought a Statement about two months ago. I do not see it listed here. I also sought a Statement from the...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, allow me to thank Hon. (Eng.) Muriuki Karue, the father of NG-CDF, for reflecting on the dynamics of Kenyan politics, immediately after independence, after the advent of multiparty, and before the promulgation of the current Constitution. For...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a House of traditions.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) I also sought a number of Statements. I can see the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation here. I sought a Statement about two months ago. I do not see it listed here. I also sought a Statement from the...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I reflected on what to say on this very important Bill generated by my former Committee, I went back to my dictionary and looked at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. In that particular diagram, the highest level is self-actualisation. In...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I reflected on what to say on this very important Bill generated by my former Committee, I went back to my dictionary and looked at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. In that particular diagram, the highest level is self-actualisation. In...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Speaker, you know I have contributed many times here. It would not be an issue if I do not contribute now. Hon. Speaker Order, Hon. Keynan! We have bestowed you the title of ‘the father of the House’ because of your longevity. The least...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Speaker, I will reluctantly contribute because I know some of us are on retainers here. We have been around for some time.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) I did not mention anyone. I said some Members here are on retainers. If you wish, I can name them.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Speaker, you know I have contributed many times here. It would not be an issue if I do not contribute now. Hon. Speaker Order, Hon. Keynan! We have bestowed you the title of ‘the father of the House’ because of your longevity. The least...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Hon. Speaker, I will reluctantly contribute because I know some of us are on retainers here. We have been around for some time.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) I did not mention anyone. I said some Members here are on retainers. If you wish, I can name them.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Yes, people know her as a first-timer, but she is an all-around, efficient, highly mobilised, former Chief of Staff. I am sure the people of Aldai will not regret having her as their Member of Parliament. But that does not mean I am in any...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not know why I left my card.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) I hardly forget.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) It is a very rare thing. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Motion is timely. I want to thank the Hon. Marianne Kitany. You know, she is a distinguished Member of this House. People know her as a first-term Member.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Yes, I am saying people know her as a--- 18th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 30

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Point of order, Hon. Speaker, please.

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Every region or community has certain expectations from every regime. We, as Northerners, have three critical expectations from the current regime. One has been solved. It was training, recruitment and posting of teachers which has been solved by His Excellency the...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) I requested for a Statement regarding the extension of the national grid from Garissa to Wajir to Mandera. Hon. Speaker, I know at one time, as a young lawyer you worked in that part of Kenya. The answer given by the Chairman is a continuation...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Secondly, there are rights under REREC that every constituency is entitled. I am asking about connection and extension of the national grid. The national grid has ended in Garbatulla. It reached Garissa and its environs. The Government is telling us that it has plans to...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) Allow me to say that this answer is insufficient. I know the Chairman is innocent just like the innocent lady you saw responding on behalf of the TSC. The answer that the Chairman was given to read, lacks every substance. I urge my good friend...

Hon. Adan Keynan (Eldas, JP) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.