Godfrey Osotsi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have listened very carefully to contributions from Members here. Clearly, we can all agree that though the intention is good, this Bill, just like the other one, requires some panel beating so that it serves the intended purpose. I have a few concerns about this Bill. I hope we are going to have the opportunity to make amendments to it, so that we get the right product out of this. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you are aware that in our counties, we have Community Health Volunteers (CHV). They are doing a fantastic job. When most ... view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: we said we would come to the Senate and ensure that this particular group of people’s rights and conditions of work are improved. I am concerned because as I read this Bill, I got the impression that it would overhaul the structures we have for CHVs. It has cleverly replaced the CHVs with community health promoters. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: It is the same thing. I know the wording is the same. However, if you look at how they are going to be recruited, it is different. It implies the process is going to restart. The definition of community health promoter on Clause 2 of the Bill– “Community health promoter means a member of the community, who is selected by residents and appointed by the county and is trained to provide community services to defined households.” It means that this process will start afresh. The statement, “selected by residents” is ambiguous. We need to know who will select the people. ... view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: What is going to happen to the community health promoters after coming up with these structures? Also, what is the fate of the community health volunteers in place? We need to put an amendment to ring-fence--- view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Oketch Gicheru is a good friend of mine, I do not have problem with that. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you. It is clear that there are outstanding matters that need to be handled even as we think about recruiting the community health promoters. We need to look at their welfare and remuneration. Also, the fate of those who have been working is not clear in this Bill. We must also appreciate --- view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Kinyua is my good friend. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, he is my good friend, but sometimes he can be a problem. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: The most important provision in law that makes us exist is Article 96 of the Constitution. We exist to protect our counties and devolution. However, when we are presented with pieces of legislation that propose to claw back the gains we have made in devolution, some of us get sad. I request all of us regardless of our political affiliation, not pass any law in this House that claws back the gains of devolution. We cannot say that primary healthcare; a devolved function will be managed by people sitting in Nairobi calling themselves a ‘council’. If you look at the ... view