Robert Pukose

CURRENT POSITIONS

A member of the 13th Parliament from September 8, 2022 to Present

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

The Vice Chair of the BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS committee.
A member of the HEALTH committee.
A member of the SELECTION committee.

PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITY

Robert Pukose has made 10 speeches this year and a total of 1052 speeches in the 13th Parliament.

Committee Reports 24th October 2023

23 speechs in 1 contribution

committee COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

23 speeches

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 21 of the Bill be amended—

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, part IV of the Bill be amended by deleting the title and substituting therefore the following new title- PART III—HEALTH PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES 24th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA)be...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Medicine is made using either synthetics or herbs from trees and plants. When talking about 24th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 47 Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA)traditional medicine, this field is not regulated. Those practising traditional medicine come...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) They are supporting. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : I will put the Question. Hon. Pukose please clarify on record. Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) I want them to specify on which clause. 24th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 36 Hon. (Dr)...

Hon. (Dr)Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 22 of the Bill be amended- 24th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 45 Hon. (Dr)Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA)thereof be inserted, put and agreed to) The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Martha Wangari): Hon. Nyikal, I will give you...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by deleting the words ―section 12 “appearing in paragraph (c) and substituting therefor the words ―section Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we are in Clause 3. This Clause does not talk about definitions. We have amended, and we are indicating comprehensively the cover of all aspects in the regulation of health products and technologies.” All those are health products and technologies and...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 9. This provision contradicts the legal framework for appointment of the chairperson, board members and chief executive officers of State corporations or semi-autonomous Government agencies. The chairperson, board members...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I think the best thing is to drop the amendment. (Applause) Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended—

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. In (a) , I am talking about medicines, medical products and technologies. What Hon. Kaluma needs to know is that scheduled substances are medicines. When we say “medicines,” they are in scheduled substances.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) I beg to move: THAT, Clause 23 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by—

Hon. Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA)

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I agree with the amendment by Hon. Nyikal. It is a good amendment. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Therefore, Members, I will put the Question. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, Clause 13 of the Bill talks about the collaboration of the bodies or organisations within or outside Kenya, as it may be considered necessary. We are not talking of any sub-committee that has been established in Clause 13 of the Bill....

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I want to read to Hon. Kaluma and other Members what the Bill states - that the headquarters of the authority shall be in Nairobi. We have gone further to say that the branches shall be in such other place as...

Hon (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Otiende’s amendment is that there is no Council of County Governors. It is supposed to be the Council of Governors to represent the interests of counties. It is just a typo error which can be corrected through a further amendment because we cannot...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (1) and substituting therefore the following new sub-clause (1) — “ (l) This Act applies to the regulation of—

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended by deleting the words, ‘‘but the Authority may establish branches anywhere in Kenya’’ and substituting therefor the words ‘‘or in such other place as the board of the Authority...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, when I listened to the Speaker’s ruling, he said that there are Members of Parliament who presented their proposed amendments late and he approved them. The proposed amendments are with the office of the Speaker. Also, the Speaker said that if...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Having listened to Hon. Kaluma, I think you have already given a direction. This is a very important Bill. This is a Bill I introduced in the 11th Parliament, and we have gone through it. It is affecting a Department...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 8 of the Bill be amended—

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, this amendment has been subjected to public participation. The qualification that one must hold a degree in pharmacy from a university recognised in Kenya must be a basic requirement. This is also a WHO requirement for this national medical regulatory authority...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) You know Hon. Kaluma would like to practise alternative medicine. There was a Bill in the 11th Parliament on Traditional Medicine that went to the Senate and did not come back from there. It died there. I hope Hon. Kaluma can take up that...