Robert Pukose

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the position taken by the Committee on the consideration of the Senate amendments to the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.44 of 2023) . I also want to make my contributions...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker…

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I join my colleagues in mourning the passing away of Hon. Teyiaa. She was nominated as a Member of Parliament in the 11th Parliament and elected in the 12th Parliament as the County Woman Representative for Kajiado County. She was a very...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to second the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2025) for the Second Reading. I thank the Chairperson for ably explaining the economics behind the Bill. The Committee looked at the Bill and...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Cabinet Secretary made a statement on the panga gangs in Trans Nzoia County. Similar gangs were eliminated from one corner, but they have now moved to Nawiyapong and Napeki corners. I spoke to the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) in...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My point of order is on the issue raised by Hon. Wanami, specifically his complaint about the promotion of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital to a national referral hospital. It is not in order for him to raise such a...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, this is a very important Commission that appeared before the Departmental Committee on Health on a Bill from the Senate on Reproductive Health. They came with their commissioners and senior staff to Parliament. I applaud the Commission, which is led by...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Loud consultations)

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, thank you. As much as we approve it, on the issue of the Senate oversight, you know the Senators have always opposed almost everything like: The National-Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) , Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) and all that. As...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Put the question. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to) (Question, that the words to be inserted in place thereof be inserted, put and agreed to) (Clause 24 as amended agreed to) Clause 25

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I second. (Hon. Ruku GK and Hon. Dorice Donya were upstanding)

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) I am still the Chairman until tomorrow. I will still be a ranking Member of the Committee. We can give a response in three weeks when the National Assembly resumes from recess.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I know the issue that Hon. Kaguchia has raised is critical, but I indulge him to allow a smooth transition so that we can give him a satisfactory answer. If we were to give him an answer by Friday, he would still...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA)Which university was that?

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, I rise to give a Statement on matters concerning the death of Mr Gilbert Kinyua, which has elicited a lot of debate among members of the public and raised concerns regarding...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have heard Hon. Esther Passaris. The basic facts we should establish are that Gilbert Kinyua was paralysed before he was admitted at the hospital. He had a severe form of Guillain-Barre syndrome, rendering him unable to move his limbs,...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) The doctors who attended the patient say the diagnosis is Guillain-Barre Syndrome. It is not Parkinson's disease. That is confirmed by the Acting CEO, Dr Sigilai and the medical doctors in the hospital. The patient was referred from Saint Mary's Hospital with bedsores. That...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I did not make that kind of Statement. The Hansard can bear me out. What I said is that the patient was referred from St Mary's Hospital to Kenyatta National Hospital. The patient who was abandoned was neighbouring Mr Kinyua at the...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) I got in touch with Dr Njoroge Kamuri who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) while Hon. Kaguchia was raising the issue. Dr Njoroge Kamuri informed me that relatives of the patient went to the hospital yesterday. The...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are discussing the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy, which is before the House. I think the Hon. Member is digressing and is out of order by bringing matters that are irrelevant. I do not know whether he understands what we are...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Liaison Committee’s consideration of the 2025 MTDS Paper as laid in the House. The Report talks about external borrowing being relatively cheaper than domestic borrowing. This is due to the share of concessional loans...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker…

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order?

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I stand to support this request for a Statement by Hon. Omboko Milemba, who is a former teacher, trade unionist, and a Member of Parliament for Emuhaya. It is very unfortunate that this is not the first time this issue is happening....

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) He is not a farmer. He is a fisherman.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Jared Okello. He is fisherman. He is not a farmer. 26th February 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6 (Laughter)

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think the Member is misleading the House because what Hon. Tonkei sought is not a petition. You have already ruled that in a week's time, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock should be able to...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. The Member is out of order. He says he asked for a statement three months ago when we were in recess. He needs to understand that his request lapsed with that session. Therefore, there is no Statement...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Okay. 25th February 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 12 Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA)the county debts amounting to Ksh3.5 billion, with more than Ksh2.7 billion being over 90 days old.The counties work with KEMSA to generate forecasts on what should be stocked at the...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Two minutes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Integrating with the national registration bureau is for data verification and cross-referencing. There was an issue with the measures that the Ministry is taking to ensure the informal sector and indigent populations are registered under SHA. Some of the challenges facing informal sector registration...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. (Hon. Muchangi Karemba and other Members consulted loudly)

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) It looks like a Wamunyoro village! (Laughter) 25th February 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 8 Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA)representatives from the Social Health Authority to receive comprehensive responses to the issues raised by the Members.The Ministry of Health and the Social Health Authority...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Yes, I will.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will give a response in two weeks.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I worked with Hon. Cheptumo when I worked as a doctor in Baringo and when we joined Parliament in 2013. He was a gentleman and somebody you could consult for advice. I met him about a month ago, I looked at his...