Adan Keynan Wehliye

[3] He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration (honoris causa) by the Commonwealth University in collaboration with the London Graduate School.[when?

In the Eleventh Parliament he chaired the Public Investment Committee where he also investigated and audited state expenditure including at the defunct Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited.

[citation needed] In 2013, the relatively inexperienced politician Ahmed Abdullahi was encouraged by Keynan to challenge Mohamed Abdi Mohamud as Wajir Governor, and won the election.

Keynan has received the Spirit of Detroit Award at Michigan State University in 1999 in recognition of his dedication to improvement of quality of life in Kenya.

[citation needed] In 1999, he received an award in the  Role of Legislatures in Governance, Washington DC,[citation needed] and in 2013 he was awarded the Chief Order of the Burning Economic with the First Class Spear commendation by the President of Kenya, for distinguished service to humanity and Kenya.