Robert Pukose

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The second thing that this constitutional amendment does is to look at the various events, including educational system in this country. Presently, our teachers have had two awards, both in the High Court and the Court of Appeal on issues to do with salary. It is high time the Government looked into ways of paying teachers instead of moving from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court. I would urge this House not to pass any Supplementary Bill that comes to this House if it does not contain the money for teachers. We have taken our teachers for a ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The third issue that needs to be considered is this. We have heard of Okoa Kenya and other things on referendum. This is the time they need to think seriously. When we were amending the new Constitution one thing that came up was that 20 per cent of this Constitution has issues. When shall we bring the constitutional amendments? We should start thinking as Parliament that when we go into those elections, we can have the seventh--- view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I know. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was talking on the issue of the referendum. We should not be worried about going for a referendum. It is high time to think of holding a referendum. Even as we go into the next elections, do we have issues that we need to amend? In other countries like the United States of America (USA), whenever they carry out elections, they also hold a referendum. I would like to talk about IEBC. When we move the election date to December, we should also think about bringing an amendment to the IEBC Act, so ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I am on a point of order, Hon. Simba Arati. Is the Member in order to say that the Jubilee Government is failing? Could he, please, substantiate or else withdraw that remark and apologise? view
• 4 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, when the Question was put, the choices were ‘Nay’ and ‘Aye’. I do not see any Member of the Committee who voted against the Report because there is no record to that effect. Secondly, what Standing Order compels a Member to vote in a certain way? I am yet to come across any. view
• 4 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, at the outset, I support this sessional paper. This is a very key sessional paper. It is the right way to go. Just as Hon. Nyikal has put it, we have been doing these cash transfers to the elderly and performing other functions without a legal framework. This is timely for this House. This money has actually changed a lot of lives of the elderly people in the rural areas since it was introduced. It is not enough and it has not covered all the elderly people. In some areas, for example in my constituency, all the ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Wamalwa is my neighbour in my county. He is a long-time friend whom I have known since our days at the university. I have never known him to be corrupt. I am one of the people who opposed that Bill; today I am very sad that things can degenerate to the level where there is witch hunt. I can assure them that when that Bill is brought back to this House, I will see the reason why that Secretariat needs to be vetted again. That kind of behaviour is not in line with Chapter ... view
• 28 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First, I want to take this opportunity to thank the President of the United States of America for having taken time and spent three days in our country. This was not just appreciated within Nairobi. For some of us who were in the constituencies, we followed it through television. You would go to the market centre and you would find everybody is following very keenly. They wanted to hear what President Obama would say. We also want to congratulate the Head of State of the Republic of Kenya Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, for the way ... view