Robert Pukose

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to remove my mask. I have sat in this House since morning. At the outset, allow me to join my colleagues in the medical profession. Today, we lost one of the obstetricians/gynecologists, Dr. Stephen Karanja, due to the COVID-19 disease. This pandemic is really serious. You have seen what has happened in other countries like in India and Brazil. Things are not good. I urge the public not to relax the guidelines from the Ministry of Health. Let us observe them and ensure that we, as a country, remain safe and healthy. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I have looked at the Reports of both the Senate and National Assembly Committees on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. I went through some observations of the Committees on the implications of the various court cases. I am aware that Nandi County, Kericho County, the Governor of Makueni County, the National Assembly, the Senate and the Office of the Attorney-General which are interested parties sought an advisory opinion from the Supreme Court. It was declined because there were eight petitions which were pending in the High Court. They are waiting for the High Court to consider ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: I am also aware that the High Court gave conservatory orders in the consolidated petitions which are before the High Court. There is Petition E282 of 2020, which restrains the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from facilitating and subjecting the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to a referendum or taking any further action to advance the Bill pending the hearing and determination of the consolidated petitions. This order remains in force until the judgment is delivered. If the House passes this Bill, it will be unable to subject it to a referendum. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: There is also a consolidated order in the petitions which bars His Excellency the President from assenting to the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, if it is approved by the two Houses of Parliament. The order further provides that should the President assent to the Bill, the amendment shall not come into force until the determination of the petitions challenging the process are made. So, going through this, the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 went through several processes which were initiated by the President and the former Prime Minister. They took it through the BBI through the public. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, several presentations were made. We had presentations from the Sabaot community who unfortunately have no county of their own. They are divided into two counties; Trans Nzoia and Bungoma where, in the two counties, they have been marginalised. The Sabaot sought to be consolidated into one county. The Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga on several occasions mentioned the need for the Sabaots, Tesos and Kurias, when they raised these objectives to be considered. When you look at this document, it does not address those issues. This Bill totally ignored those sentiments. You cannot marginalise a community and put ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Therefore, I hope that whatever the outcome of this House, this Bill will wait for the determination of the High Court. There are sections that we feel that, as much as my county of Trans Nzoia is gaining two constituencies - which is okay and I have no objection to that - but marginalising a community into two counties that they cannot have a governor of their own and benefit from devolution, where we are talking of devolving 35 per cent of the monies to the counties where those people still remain marginalised, is not acceptable. For me, that is ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, looking at other areas in terms of this Bill, I know there were nine points which were raised by the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga together with the President on their handshake, but I have not seen in this Bill where such matters are addressed. For example, when we talk of fighting corruption, we already have institutions like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). We had orders given by the President that within 21 days, we should have had people being prosecuted in court for the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) scandal. ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Making those changes is cosmetic to me because it does not address the real issues. What happened to those who looted KEMSA? Those who inflated the prices? What happened to the 21 days given by the President where he needed a report in his office and to see people being prosecuted by the EACC and the DCI? What happened? Do we have to wait for the USA to start sanctioning us? To tell us that the Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) at the Port cannot be distributed through KEMSA because they no longer trust KEMSA to me that is very sad. The ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: They cannot nominate him. view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue I want to raise in on procedure. The Constitution requires that at least 24 counties pass the Bill in the county assemblies for the Bill to proceed to this House. Initially we had information that only 13 counties received the correct version of the Bill that was submitted to the counties. I have tried to look into the Committee Report and it has not talked about that. The information out there is that 13 counties received the correct Report. I seek your guidance as to whether the correct threshold was met by the counties ... view