Godfrey Osotsi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Dr. Pukose for that clarification. We expect the committee to do quite a lot at the Committee of the whole House so that they can guide the rest of us. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: I have a few reservations which I would like considered at the Committee of the whole House. The first one is on the issue of blood. This Bill seeks to also regulate blood and the blood products. You are aware that this House passed a Bill, the Kenya Blood Transfusion Service Bill. Looking through the transitional section, I do not see that included here. I can see similarities between what this Bill is proposing and what we passed under the Kenya Blood Transfusion Service Bill, 2020. So, the committee can look at that and make appropriate amendments so that we ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: I have a few reservations which I would like considered at the Committee of the whole House. The first one is on the issue of blood. This Bill seeks to also regulate blood and the blood products. You are aware that this House passed a Bill, the Kenya Blood Transfusion Service Bill. Looking through the transitional section, I do not see that included here. I can see similarities between what this Bill is proposing and what we passed under the Kenya Blood Transfusion Service Bill, 2020. So, the committee can look at that and make appropriate amendments so that we ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: The other issue of concern is that the Bill proposes to create the National Quality Control Laboratory. I do not know how this sits in with the other functions of KEBS which could be having the same function. I think that is another thing especially when it comes to food. Also, the Anti- Counterfeit Authority. How does it sit in with some of these issues? When I look at the Acts to be repealed, I do not see it listed there. Maybe the committee can also look at that. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: The other issue of concern is that the Bill proposes to create the National Quality Control Laboratory. I do not know how this sits in with the other functions of KEBS which could be having the same function. I think that is another thing especially when it comes to food. Also, the Anti- Counterfeit Authority. How does it sit in with some of these issues? When I look at the Acts to be repealed, I do not see it listed there. Maybe the committee can also look at that. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: I want to agree that there is need to enhance regulations of all these products as listed because of increasing cases of cancer. Before COVID-19, we were burying so many people who were dying of cancer. We are still burying them, only that our focus is on COVID-19. Cancer cases are on the increase. This could be because of our people consuming substandard and in some cases, dangerous products which affect their health. The other important issue is in terms of functions of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. I have heard, informally, that the Ministry The ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: I want to agree that there is need to enhance regulations of all these products as listed because of increasing cases of cancer. Before COVID-19, we were burying so many people who were dying of cancer. We are still burying them, only that our focus is on COVID-19. Cancer cases are on the increase. This could be because of our people consuming substandard and in some cases, dangerous products which affect their health. The other important issue is in terms of functions of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. I have heard, informally, that the Ministry The ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: of Agriculture is not comfortable with this Bill. It would have been very important for us to know their feelings about it so that as we make decisions on it, we also capture those feelings. Clearly, there are some ambiguities which need to be looked at during the Committee of the whole House stage. For example, Clause 12 gives the Authority powers to examine, grant, issue, suspend, cancel and revoke licences or permits that are issued under the Act, but Clause 102 appears to contradict this by giving the courts powers to order licences to be cancelled. This will bring ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: of Agriculture is not comfortable with this Bill. It would have been very important for us to know their feelings about it so that as we make decisions on it, we also capture those feelings. Clearly, there are some ambiguities which need to be looked at during the Committee of the whole House stage. For example, Clause 12 gives the Authority powers to examine, grant, issue, suspend, cancel and revoke licences or permits that are issued under the Act, but Clause 102 appears to contradict this by giving the courts powers to order licences to be cancelled. This will bring ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: The spirit of this Bill is in line with the World Health Organisation’s guidelines. It is something that we need to have in the country. It is long overdue. Separating food from drugs is very important. We need to look at it. At the same time, this Bill tries to consolidate various pieces of legislations into one. I do not know how it will work. The Agriculture and Food Authority Act, which tries to consolidate various agricultural products in one law, has not been good. That is why we are going back to the Tea Act, the Sugar Bill and ... view