Abdul Rahim Dawood

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Kalasinga should withdraw Mt. Kenya from his statement because there is no Mt. Kenya here. Hon. Jaldesa is from Isiolo. She is not from Mt. Kenya. So, he should withdraw that all the appointments are going to Mt. Kenya. He...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I would like to persuade the Mover on No. 5, which states: “The Director of the National Quality Control Laboratory shall be a registered pharmacist and shall possess a Master’s degree in a science-related field from a recognised university.” The Temporary...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : What is out of order, Hon. Dawood? Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Clause 57 mentions Ksh2 million and three years. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : We...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I want to congratulate the Mover of this Motion, Hon. KJ. It is very timely in the sense that we need to encourage our people to do Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. The museum will assist...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. My concern is in Clause 60 (5) of the Bill. I am requesting Hon. Chairman to move a further amendment to remove the master's degree requirement because a pharmacist is a pharmacist. This is good enough because you do...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) I want to thank the Chairperson for putting the term pharmaceutical technologists. I requested him to do so and he agreed. Thank you. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Very well. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) I support this amendment because for a long-time, pharmaceutical technologists were forgotten. I want to thank the Chairperson for remembering them. Thank you. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : You agree. Yes, Hon. Oluoch.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I do not support this one. I want a further amendment which says: “a registered pharmacist and a pharmaceutical technologist” because what happens is that most of the pharmacies in our country are manned by pharmaceutical technologists. We do not have...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Clause states that a health product should be inspected on arrival during the pre-clearance inspection. Could that not be done before it even leaves the port of origin? Can it not be inspected the way vehicles are inspected overseas? It...