Robert Pukose

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Yes. Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House:

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, with Safaricom PLC being the lead bidder in the consortium, its roles involve overseeing the entire project, ensuring that all consortium partners are fair to their contract terms and deliver their respective components as per the agreed scope. Safaricom PLC was...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, Hon. Caroli has claimed that this is a health information management system, but from my reading, the system is not solely managing the SHIF but provides for various components aimed at delivering a comprehensive and integrated health system for the country....

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Unfortunately, we get problems because you want to go and explain to your people, yet you do not have facts. This digital superhighway is connected to the National Registration Bureau and many other systems. It is a huge system. The digital superhighway system has...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to make a statement on the shift from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and the rollout of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) . The Ministry of Health and the Social...

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

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) The Ministry of Health invited Safaricom PLC to submit a proposal using the provisions of Section 114 (a) , (d) and (e) of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act. 2015. They submitted technical and financial proposals as a consortium with Konvergenz Network Solutions...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a Statement. We are on Order NO. 7, which is Statements. You allowed me to make a Statement on behalf of the Ministry on the roll out from NHIF to SHIF. That is the roll- out of the Universal...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, with Safaricom PLC being the lead bidder in the consortium, its roles involve overseeing the entire project, ensuring that all consortium partners are fair to their contract terms and deliver their respective components as per the agreed scope. Safaricom PLC was...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, Hon. Caroli has claimed that this is a health information management system, but from my reading, the system is not solely managing the SHIF but provides for various components aimed at delivering a comprehensive and integrated health system for the country....

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Unfortunately, we get problems because you want to go and explain to your people, yet you do not have facts. This digital superhighway is connected to the National Registration Bureau and many other systems. It is a huge system. The digital superhighway system has...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to make a statement on the shift from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and the rollout of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) . The Ministry of Health and the Social...

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

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) The Ministry of Health invited Safaricom PLC to submit a proposal using the provisions of Section 114 (a) , (d) and (e) of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act. 2015. They submitted technical and financial proposals as a consortium with Konvergenz Network Solutions...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a Statement. We are on Order NO. 7, which is Statements. You allowed me to make a Statement on behalf of the Ministry on the roll out from NHIF to SHIF. That is the roll- out of the Universal...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, could I have two minutes? My document is at the reception.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I would like to inform the Hon. Member that the national Government, in collaboration with the county government, is in the process of setting up a regional cancer institute in Meru. The Dedan Kimathi will be for Nyeri County. For Meru, we...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I will give the response in two weeks. I will also respond to issues to do with Edu-Afya. As you are aware, the Cabinet approved that Edu-Afya will continue. Parents out there should not worry about the children in schools. The programme...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, the Member for Igembe South has asked for a comprehensive report. I am aware of the research that was carried out which was a data collection from the Maua area. It was a collaboration between KEMRI and the County Government of Meru....

Hon (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I am aware. I can seek the services of a lawyer in just the same way that when a lawyer becomes sick, he has to come to hospital for treatment.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Unfortunately, you know, I would not want to go there. But, for record purposes, everything has… You are not listening. It is not only one reason. One is cosmetic; no woman would want a big scar in her abdomen. Two, they would not want...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) I think we are speaking the same thing with the Hon. Deputy Speaker. There is a cosmetic role for surgery when you do... Just listen to me. I am a surgeon... No! No! You cannot teach me surgery. There are cosmetic reasons for any...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Mayaka has indicated that the number of gynaecologists since we attained independence is 700 in the whole Republic, both in public and private. I am a surgeon, and there are even fewer surgeons. We have 700 gynaecologists, both in...

Hon (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Unfortunately, Hon. Speaker, we have diverted from laparoscopic gynaecology. That is the basis. We were discussing laparoscopic gynaecology, not the issue of whether you have endometriosis or not. That is the point. You are a lawyer and I am a doctor. I cannot dispute...

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

Hon (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) I withdraw that statement. On the plans by the Ministry to educate the public, issues about endometriosis started arising when we lost a female media personality, who comes from my county, Kitale. The disease was highlighted because many ladies have been suffering from it,...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , Hon. Irene Mayaka requested a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding the regulations and lack of facilities specialising in the treatment of endometriosis. The...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Yes.

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) It is which number?

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table:

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I hear Hon. Kamket asking for review of the qualifications in marginalised areas. I think that is discrimination because even in marginalised areas, for a long time, we have taken advantage and have de-marginalised the rest of Kenya by asking for...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Millie, Whip of the Minority Party has said that we have cases of influenza, and there is no proper treatment. There are guidelines by the Ministry of Health about the administration of influenza vaccines, which are given to...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona for being nominated the Whip of the Minority Party. I would not say that is a recognition of women, but her capacity. She does not represent women here. She is a Member...

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. Hon. Millie, Whip of the Minority Party has said that we have cases of influenza, and there is no proper treatment. There are guidelines by the Ministry of Health about the administration of influenza vaccines, which are given to...

Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose (Endebess, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona for being nominated the Whip of the Minority Party. I would not say that is a recognition of women, but her capacity. She does not represent women here. She is a Member...

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. I support the Petition by Hon. Bartoo on the re-settlement of the Sergoit people. The issue of the former provincial administration taking money from individuals and allocating land is not just in Sergoit. It is something that has happened...