Hassan Oda Hulufo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I have had the opportunity to look at various amendments to the various pieces of legislation. I would like to start by highlighting what is proposed under the Radiation Protection Act. The proposed amendments actually relate to turning the old board into a corporate body which, in my view, is very good. We also know substances whose use the board regulates need a corporate body to deal with because of what is happening in our country and globally. Radioactive substances need to be protected very well. If they land in bad hands, they can be used for terrorism-related activities. Therefore, ... view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The amendment under the Kenya Medical Training College Act, most of it relates to aligning the old Act of 1990 to the current situation. We know Kenya Medical Training Colleges have campuses across the country and are under one board of management and one CEO but they have been using the old name; the Principal in the case of the CEO. He should be the CEO 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. view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: because he is responsible for all the campuses across the country. The board of directors are responsible for all the 60 and more campuses across the country. view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: One interesting thing I would like to point out is inclusion of students’ representatives in the academic council. We have reached a point where we need to treat students as key stakeholders in academic institutions. Therefore, their representation particularly in the academic board is welcome. Of course, when the board discusses sensitive issues related to all students like examinations, the proposed amendment allows the CEO to exempt the students from such sensitive matters. view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: On the proposed amendment to the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, I am particularly impressed by the broadened definition of “drug” which encompasses health products and medical substances, including traditional and alternative medicine. view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I represent a constituency whose people have to travel over 50 kilometres to reach the nearest health facility. Therefore, the healthcare they have access to is alternative medicine which is administered by our traditional medicine men and women. It is high time as a country we tried to see how this can be regulated. The expanded definition of “drug” under the proposed amendment also covers cosmetics and nutrition formulations. This is also important. We realise that incidents of cancer are on the rise. Although I do not have any scientific research findings to back my claim, there is suspicion that ... view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The amendments also relate to running of pharmacies. We have many quacks, who are not trained as pharmacists or even as pharmaceutical technologists, but run pharmacies across the country. Acquisition of drugs across the counter has become very easy because people who own pharmacies in town and in remote places are not trained therefore they are not bound by professional ethics. The proposed penalties for people who sell drugs in unregulated or unlicensed premises have been increased. I feel the hefty proposed penalties will go a long way to act as deterrence. view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: On the proposed composition of the new Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the membership has to be at least nine members, there is a suggestion that among the nine there have to be three non-public officers with some specified experience of running a community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy or training institution. If we have professionals who have experience at different levels being incorporated into such bodies which regulate the use of drugs in our country, we will be more secure as a country in dealing with counterfeits. view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: There is also a provision requiring whoever imports a poison to seek marketing authorisation from the board prior to bringing those substances into the country. This is also something that is very good as long as it is enforced properly. At the moment, if you look at what is happening in the country, in human and veterinary drugs, we have a lot of counterfeits that are defeating the objective of treating diseases. If you are given a counterfeit which is not effective, you run the risk of any of the organism causing diseases becoming resistant, especially to antibiotics and so ... view
• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I support the Motion. Fistula is a very devastating condition for our women. As Members who have contributed have indicated, the statistics of women who have suffered fistula in our country is worrying. In fact, there are a number of socio-economic factors which contribute to our women and girls suffering that condition. In our areas, particularly in the pastoral areas, we have harmful cultural practices like Female Genital Mutilation and early marriages. When girls are married at tender ages and put in the way ... view