Robert Pukose

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. 19th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 43

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) THE APPROPRIATION BILL

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to second the Mediated Version of the Division of Revenue Bill. I join my Chairman in thanking the Hon. Members from the National Assembly who were in the mediation team. They are my neighbour seated here, Hon. GK,...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to second the Appropriation Bill, National Assembly Bill No.23 of 2025. As ably moved by my Chair, we prosecuted most of it during the Budget Estimates and the Committee of Supply. This is the last stage of this...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support the Kenya Roads (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.16 of 2025) . The amendments by the Leader of the Majority Party are good because they align with the Mwongozo Code of...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I stand to second the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2025) . This Equalisation Fund is a creation of the Constitution 2010 under Article 204, as put by my Chairman. It came into being when the drafters...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I support these Budget Estimates for Financial Year 2025/2026. I am the Vice- Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, and I thank my Chairman and colleagues from the Committee for the time and effort they...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Considering that the blue economy is also in the Budget Estimates Report, and knowing that Members who want to contribute on this can still contribute on the blue economy that is part of the Budget Estimates Report, will I...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I stand to second a Third Reading of the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bill No. 1 of 2025) . (Question proposed)

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a matter of urgency and it should not wait. If they will change the venue to Soy Constituency, this has to be gazetted. This is something that should be done immediately. It is unfair to put a recruitment centre...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Social Protection Bill (National Assembly Bill No.12 of 2025) . This is a very crucial Bill. As you are aware, social protection deals with the most vulnerable members of the society and is structured...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Yes. We processed his Bill and gave him an opportunity to make his statement. Therefore, he needs to withdraw that remark. He cannot make such a remark on the Floor. It is unfair.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Oundo is well aware that he appeared before the Budget and Appropriations Committee last week.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We refer to him as Papa wa Roma. Being a Catholic, this is a big loss to all of us. I join you and the rest of the Catholics in Kenya in mourning the passing on of Pope Francis on...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) That is why I was saying his information does not help my debate. (Laughter)

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Yes. A principal secretary is not His Excellency.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) I do not think that was information.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Yes, the Member of Muhoroni can inform me.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the nominations into the three positions: Hon. (Eng) Peter Tum as the Ambassador to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ; Hon. Susan Nakhumicha as the Permanent Representative in the Permanent Mission...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) I have not concluded.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, having allowed the Member for Rarieda, where Dr Oluga comes from, and knowing that we still have many other principal secretaries to approve, can I be in order to ask that we approve Dr Oluga as Principal Secretary, State Department for...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 95 to request that the Mover be now called to reply. This Bill was deliberated on yesterday until late in the evening. We have other pending Business. I request Members to allow the Mover to be called...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, it is not enough for the CS to simply say that things will be aligned because we already have KMTC students within colleges. The best answer the CS can give to this House is how soon that undertaking can be fulfilled. We...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the CS for the response. However, the response is unsatisfactory. Since KUCCPS took over the admission of KMTC students, why should they be excluded from accessing HELB through the normal education budget that is allocated to it? Why...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have listened to the Member for Eldas referring to the Kala-azar Virus outbreak. He kept on emphasising that point. He has said it is a viral infection. I do not know. I need to be educated because many Kenyans are...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We have listened to a lot of debate supporting this Motion. This is a very important Motion that has received wide support from most Members. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I now request that the Mover be now called upon to...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this debate. I support the Bill because the Excise Duty of 25 per cent being removed on assembled transformers is a great improvement. This was in the Finance Bill of 2024 that was...