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Adan Keynan

National Assembly

Adan Keynan

Constituency Eldas
Party Orange Democratic Movement
Status Elected
Term Mar 2013 – Aug 2017
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Biography

Aden Keynan Wehliye is a Member of the National Assembly of Kenya. He served Wajir West constituency from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2013. He then moved to Eldas constituency which was carved from Wajir West. Keynan served as the MP of Eldas in the 11th and 12th parliaments. He represented the Orange Democratic Movement until 2017 when he switched to the Jubilee Party. Keynan was re-elected on the Jubilee ticket in the 2022 elections. He is the longest-serving MP of the 13th Parliament of Kenya. Keynan received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree at Moi University and Kenyatta University, respectively. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration (honoris causa) by the Commonwealth University in collaboration with the London Graduate School. Before joining politics Keynan was a Director at the National Housing Corporation between 1996 and 1997. In 2011, he formed a foundation, the Adan Keynan Foundation, to help afforestation, education and youth and women empowerment in Wajir County. He hails from the Degodia clan of the greater Saransor clan.

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Current Positions

A member of the 11th Parliament from March 28, 2013 to August 8, 2017

Committee Membership

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Parliamentary Activity

Adan Keynan has made a total of 93 speeches in the 11th Parliament.

Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan He has done a lot for the Committee over the last four years. I want to confirm that the Committee deliberated on this particular issue. We all understand the state of security in Kenya and all the neighbouring states. This is an issue that everybody requires. We appreciate...
Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan Hon. Speaker, I also want to confirm the sentiments of our---We wanted to confirm him as our substantive Chair.

Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank all the Members who have contributed to this important Report. The parastatal sector is the engine to realising meaningful development and industrial take-off. Without this sector being properly and efficiently run, we will continue to have...
Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was talking of public finance regulations, public procurement and asset disposal legislation, public procurement regulations, international public sector accounting standards and international financial reporting standards relevant to the commercial State corporations. The Committee was also guided by the mandate and the strategic objectives...
Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish once again to continue from where I left the other time. The 21stAnnual Report of the PIC has closely examined and scrutinised audited financial statements of 41 State corporations. In its examination and scrutiny of the audited financial statements of various State...
Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan However, there are some financial issues that are audited. If the hon. Member is not familiar with the audit mechanism, the best he can do is to refer to the reports of the Auditor-General and see how the accounts of any security agency, and not just those of...
Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Is it in order for the Hon. Member to mislead the Members of this House and the nation at large that NIS accounts are not audited? I was the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations in the...
Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan He has done a lot for the Committee over the last four years. I want to confirm that the Committee deliberated on this particular issue. We all understand the state of security in Kenya and all the neighbouring states. This is an issue that everybody requires. We appreciate...
Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan Hon. Speaker, I also want to confirm the sentiments of our---We wanted to confirm him as our substantive Chair.

Plenary Contribution 13th June 2017
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 13th June, 2017 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Keynan Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank all the Members who have contributed to this important Report. The parastatal sector is the engine to realising meaningful development and industrial take-off. Without this sector being properly and efficiently run, we will continue to have...
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