Godfrey Osotsi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: I support the spirit of the Bill with intent to introduce amendments during the Committee of the whole House. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: I support the spirit of the Bill with intent to introduce amendments during the Committee of the whole House. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are confused. They say it enhances men’s performance. So, the question is which performance? Performance in talking, reading or walking? Which performance? They need to be clear. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are confused. They say it enhances men’s performance. So, the question is which performance? Performance in talking, reading or walking? Which performance? They need to be clear. view
• 21 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also support the two Petitions. The issue of increasing the fuel prices is serious because it will directly affect many parameters in the economy. I thank you for forwarding this matter to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, so that they can extensively look at it and give proper directions to this House. One of the major contributing factors for the fuel price increase is the many levies that are put on fuel. We have the Excise Duty, Value Added Tax (VAT), Road Maintenance Levy, Petroleum Development Levy, ... view
• 21 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: happens because this opaque and unpredictable manner of setting fuel prices is unacceptable. We expect the Committee to tell us about the whole process of coming up with fuel prices and also the international component, namely, fuel price fluctuations which also affect the pricing of fuel and the Stabilisation Fund. At a time like this when we have the Corona virus and all those challenges, it was the moment for them to lift the Stabilisation Fund so that they can cushion Kenyans from high fuel price increases which they did not. A lot has to be done. view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also sympathise with the plight of the students who have been affected. This Petition raises very fundamental questions. The first question is: How would a university as serious as Egerton University design a course, have it approved by the university council and the Commission for University Education and train and examine people without the involvement of the Engineers Board of Kenya? That is a very serious issue. Secondly, where is the Engineers Board of Kenya? They need to be proactive as well. They need to monitor courses offered by universities and give their verdict early enough rather ... view
• 17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question No. 326 of 2021 to the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a detailed list of licensed alcoholic drinks manufacturers in Kenya, indicating the names of the firms or persons, respective production costs, selling price, Excise Duty payable, Value-Added Tax (VAT) payable and recommended retail price of all liquor brands of 250 ml? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide details on the amount of Excise Duty and VAT collected from the said products in the Financial Years 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021? (iii) ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, first of all I want to congratulate my friend, Hon. Keter, for bringing up this matter. The issue of congestion in school is a serious one. I am a parent in one of the national schools. The other day I took my daughter to school and I witnessed a pathetic situation. Yes, we support the 100 per cent transition policy because it is a very progressive policy, but then the Government is not making serious efforts to ensure that we have adequate school infrastructure to accommodate the students arising from the 100 per cent policy. While all this ... view