Godfrey Osotsi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: colleague, Hon. Justus Murunga. Hon. Murunga was very close to me. That friendship started way back in 2017 just before the general election when I had an opportunity to serve as the Secretary- General of the ANC Party. Hon. Murunga displayed a rare virtue of resilience. During the nomination exercise, he faced numerous litigious opponents who dragged him to all courts. However, he remained firm, consistent and eventually won the election. Ever since that time, we have always remained close friends even though in one or two occasions, we could have divergent opinions on matters politics. However, on many occasions, ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of citizens and civil society organisations involved in good governance and accountability draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to ask Question No. 332/2020 which is directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry. (i) When will the Government degazette the Shiru and Shaviringa settlement schemes in Kakamega Forest which were set aside in 1988 as part of the Government’s compensation to residents of Mbale, Kegoye, Buganda, Vokoli, Mululu, among other villages in Vihiga County, who surrendered their ancestral land to pave way for setting up of Government facilities in Vihiga Headquarters, including the then district headquarters, district hospital, police headquarters and prison, amongst others? The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: (ii) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that some of the initial landowners are yet to surrender the original tittle deeds to facilitate transfer of land to Government implying that, part of the public facilities now lies on private land? (iii) What steps has the Ministry taken to fast-track demarcation and surveying of the 134.8 hectares of the settlement’s boundaries, alteration of Kakamega Forest boundaries and issuance of tittle deeds to the intended beneficiaries? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I rise to also support this policy. It is long overdue. As we are aware, various institutions including the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) have come up with similar policy and member states were also required to do the same. All the same, I think it is better late than never. As many Members have said, women have gained immensely in the BBI Report. We want to encourage the slow readers and the scientists to read very fast so that they ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: I urge Kenyans to support the BBI Report and avoid the unnecessary propaganda that has no meaning that is being spread by people who claim not to have read the Report. They are moving The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: around talking about it and yet they have not read it. We are slowly noting the people who are against the women in this country. They are the people opposed to the BBI Report. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Motion for the extension of time so that the Committee, now that we are going on recess, can have enough time to interrogate the processes around the vetting of this nominee. However, what is more important is that this process was temporarily delayed because of a court case on the issue of strict adherence to timelines. Therefore, this Motion is very timely because it will help us navigate that area. Most importantly, again, as the Chair has said, data protection is a new phenomenon. We are going to have a completely ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill. At the outset, I want to thank the Member who has brought it. There is some level of good thinking in this Bill from Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah. How I wish this good thinking can be made use of instead of tangatangaring which in English means ‘moving around without aim’. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: This Bill is good but some amendments need to be done. view