Adan Keynan Wehliye

Adan Keynan Wehiye is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Kenya African National Union and was elected to represent the Wajir West ConstituencyEven though he is not from there (he is degodia from Rhamo, mandera county) in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.

Honorable Adan Keynan has been termed as a master of survival, most people have made their case because of his thorny ride of surviving in power. In 2003, Adan Keynan was charged with murder of Sheikh Ibrahim Ali Abdulleh and his driver Mohammed Elley. This resulted to demonstrations by members of the Somali community in Kenya as the murder persons were members of a peace delegate who were in Nairobi for peace talks. He was later acquitted in 2005 after a 2 year long trial on grounds of no evidence.

In 2011, Adan Keynan was the beneficiary of 'relief' districts as the then president of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki created a number of new districts so as to reward loyalty. This led to outrage among the residents of Wajir West, he later managed to calm them down with the promise of lobbying government to split Wajir West into a new district. This appeased the local community, they backed off and the new district was gazetted. However, the promise of a new district never came to fruition.

In 2012, Adan Keynan was singled out alongside Rachel Shebesh and Charles Kilonzo in an open letteras they were furious supporters of the bill that was rejected by president Kibaki. The MPs sought to increase their retirement bonuses of over $105,000. Despite being touted as a youthful MP with fresh ideas, Adan Keyan was furious at the president and the outrage of Kenyans. Other sources confirm that he was the sponsor of the Bill which awarded MPs a pay off of 9.2 million.

As a member of parliament, Adan Keynan has sponsored a number of bills which have been seen as controversial in the Kenyan Parliament. On 21 March 2014, he sponsored The Order of Precedence Bill, whose main purpose was to strip recognition titles from governors and members of county assemblies.

In 2013, National Flag Emblems and Names Amendment Bill, 2013Adan Keynan had sponsored a bill to clip the Kenyan governors the right to fly a flag on their cars.

In 2015, a bill sponsored by Adan Kenyan whose main intent was to grant Parliament the immunity to be scrutinized by media was passed. Keynan claimed to only be the vessel that carried the message however with his track record of sponsoring self-serving bills, it is highly implausible that he did not sponsor the bill.

On October 29, 2015, it was reported that Adan Keynan was sponsoring another self-serving bill. In the Bill he wanted to grant Members of Parliament diplomatic passports. Part of the people to receive diplomatic passports will be MP's their spouses and their children.