Godfrey Osotsi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: to the contractors in December 2020. To date, the project has not started because the PS and the CS have stopped the programme. This is a serious matter and I will be bringing a substantive Question to this House to ask why the Ministry of Education has not taken advantage of the World Bank offer for the school improvement so that students in 30 counties with lowest poverty levels can benefit from improved infrastructure. What Hon. Keter has raised is very important and I want to ask the Departmental Committee on Education and Research to take this matter seriously because ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this timely Bill and thank Hon. Wamunyinyi for bringing it. Indeed, he is a true party leader who acts and does not lament in funerals like some other party leaders we know. As it has been said by my colleagues, this is a very important Bill because it is reinstating the Sugar Act which was there previously. As you know, we came up with the Crops Act, 2013, and the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), where sugar management is delegated to a directorate just like tea and coffee. Hon. Temporary ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: I have heard Hon. Washiali talk about regulations. That is where the devil is. We make laws in this House and leave substantial part of the law making in form of regulations to other people who frustrate the implementation of the laws that we make here. So, I would want to support what my colleague, Hon Washiali, has said that we need to have a timeframe for the formulation and gazettement of regulations. I am sure that is something that we will deal with at the Committee of the whole House stage. I will move to the importation of sugar. ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: imported sugar from 5 per cent to 10 per cent. This will greatly help in checking the problem of flooding the market with imported sugar. On the issue of transition, the Bill proposes that the employees who work for the Sugar Directorate will be transitioned to the Kenya Sugar Board. I want to suggest that we must conduct suitability interviews for the employees. It is one thing to have the law and another to have the people who are involved in managing the whole thing. Some of the people who work at the Sugar Directorate are corrupt and they should ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding a comprehensive vaccination plan against COVID-19 Pandemic. Hon. Speaker, COVID-19 Pandemic continues to cause significant negative impact to the Kenyan economy that has led to massive job losses, unemployment, poverty, collapse of businesses and loss of lives particularly in western Kenya, where we have an average of five funerals in a village per week. This has raised concerns about the containment measures as well as the efficiency and accuracy of the testing kits in light of ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: (iv) Could the Chairperson explain the cost-benefit analysis of the containment measures towards the economy? (v) Could the Chairperson provide timelines set by the Government in order to achieve a target of 100 per cent vaccination? (vi) What diplomatic strategies has the Government deployed to source for more vaccines from its allies or partners? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding a comprehensive vaccination plan against COVID-19 Pandemic. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, COVID-19 Pandemic continues to cause significant negative impact to the Kenyan economy that has led to massive job losses, unemployment, poverty, collapse of businesses and loss of lives particularly in western Kenya, where we have an average of five funerals in a village per week. This has raised concerns about the containment measures as well as the efficiency and accuracy of the testing kits in light of the new COVID-19 variant. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Kenya has received about 1.02 million doses of the AstraZeneca Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine through the COVAX programme that mainly targeted health workers, older people and individuals with underlying health conditions, representing approximately 3 per cent of the population. However, the number of vaccines received is far below the targeted population. Globally, vaccination is now the most strategic measure to contain and manage the spread of the virus. The first vaccination phase was not done systemically to cover the categories that are vulnerable, thus exposing them to further danger. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health on the following: (i) Could the Chairperson explain the status of COVID-19 vaccination in the country, indicating the number of Kenyans vaccinated per county and to what extent county governments are involved in the vaccination programme? (ii) Could the Chairperson explain the measures put in place to ensure efficiency and accuracy of the testing kits in light of the new COVID-19 variant? (iii) Could the Chairperson provide the death rates since the outbreak of COVID-19 and whether the Government ... view