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    "content": "It is also worth reporting that, as at the end of the last Session, there were 145 draft Bills proposed by different Members that were undergoing pre-publication scrutiny before various Committees. I do urge the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the respective departmental committees to prioritise consideration of these draft Bills so as to pave way for publication and also not to really be seen to stifle the initiative of individual members. I have deliberately provided these statistics so as to clarify certain misleading information that has been circulated elsewhere regarding legislative business transacted by the House during the last session. Hon. Members, among the Bills that I presented for assent on 31st December 2018 was the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018. However, in exercise of the powers under Article 115(1) (b) of the Constitution, His Excellency the President, by way of a Memorandum dated 9th January 2019 referred the said Bill back to the National Assembly for reconsideration. This Bill, which was passed by the House on 7th November 2018 is proposing to make various amendments to 13 statutes relating to the health sector. In his Memorandum, the President has expressed reservations on various provisions relating to the following five statutes as passed by the House: 1. Under the provisions relating to the Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Cap. 244), the President has made reservations on: a) Section 2 on the definition of the terms “pharmaceutical device, pharmaceutical equipment, pharmaceutical product, and good manufacturing practice\"; b) Section 3 on the establishment of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board; c) New Section 3B on the functions of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board; and, d) Section 24 on deletion of the word \"a pharmacist\" and the substitution with the phrase “pharmaceutical practice”. 2. Under the provisions relating to the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (Cap. 253), the President has expressed reservations on New Section 48 relating to the powers of the newly established Kenya Medical and Dental Council. 3. Under the provisions relating to the Nurses Act (Cap. 257), the President has made reservations on: a. Section 4 on membership of the Nursing Council of Kenya; b. Section 9 on the functions and Annual Report of the Nursing Council of Kenya; and, c. Section 11 on determination of remuneration and allowances by the Nursing Council of Kenya. 4. Under the provisions relating to the Counsellors and Psychologists Act (No. 14 of 2014), the President has expressed reservations to sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and Third and Fourth Schedules relating to the establishment, membership, functions and election of the Chairperson, Members and Committees of the Council of the Kenya Counsellors and Psychologists Society. 5. Finally, under the provisions relating to the Clinical Officers Act (No. 20 of 2017), the President has expressed reservations on section 4(1) providing for the composition of the Clinical Officers’ Council and representation of other institutions in the Council. His Excellency the President, having exercised his powers under Article 115(1)(b) of the Constitution now requests the National Assembly to reconsider the Bill against his reservations and the recommendations proposed against each of the reservations and amend the Bill in light The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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