Godfrey Osotsi

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• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am also concerned about the AFA arrangement. This House came up with the AFA Act and subsequently came up with the Crops Act. However, the AFA Act has not helped this country. Centralised management of crops was geared towards promoting efficiency, but it has led to more inefficiency, confusion and corruption. It is high time this House took the initiative of repealing the entire Act, so that we can go back to where we were initially. For example, the sugar industry is completely dead. We used to have the Sugar Bill and the Kenya Sugar ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The other thing I have noticed in my county is corruption at the tea buying centres. Farmers take their tea there, something happens on the weighing scale and some of the weight is given to other farmers after corrupting the clerks. You find a farmer who is doing so well getting less bonus. These are issues that we need to look at. As I wind up, I want to urge the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock to look at these issues. If possible, they should come up with a Bill that is going to repeal the AFA Act and ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to ask Question No.003/2020 directed to the Cabinet Secretary National Treasury and Planning. (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the latest update on undisclosed funds held in foreign bank accounts outside Kenya including in Switzerland, Japan and United Kingdom, the details of the accounts, the principal amounts held and interest earned? (ii) In view of the numerous past undertakings made by various Government Agencies regarding recovery, when will the Government publish the names of persons with undisclosed and illicit money held in foreign bank accounts? (iii) What is the progress of the tax amnesty ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity. On my own behalf and that of my family, I wish to pass my sincere condolences to the family of the late Mzee Moi. Moi, alongside his colleagues in Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU), namely, Masinde Muliro and Ronald Ngala, were the initial vision-carriers of devolution in this country. We know the spirit of devolution is largely undone. So, Moi’s death gives us an opportunity to reflect on the vision he had for devolution in this country. Rest in peace President Moi. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to also raise my voice on this very important Motion. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: First, I would start by congratulating the Committee that is led by the able Chair, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi. They have worked very hard. Once we have passed this particular Report, it will mean that we only need one report, namely, the one for 2017/2018 and we will be up to date as Parliament. You are aware that this Parliament has been blamed in the past that we have not passed audited reports as required and so, the revenue that goes to the counties is below what they should receive. I think this is a commendable step because that means in ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: should not be experiencing such issues when we have well planned. For example, with regard to inadequate revenue collection, this morning we were debating the issue of vetting of the new Controller of Budget. I listened to the nominee, who is now the Controller of Budget, saying that one of the challenges is that budgeting officers at the National Treasury do no use projections by the KRA. That is why sometimes we do not meet the targets we want to achieve in our budget. Now that the new Controller of Budget has identified the problem, we will not have issues ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Parliament to play its role very well in matters of budget oversight. This way, I am sure we will address some of the challenges noted in this Report. Lastly is an issue of un-surrendered or unaccounted imprest, which amounts to over Kshs518 million. This is not small money. The Committee has recommended that ministries must take this seriously. As the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Implementation, I want to support my Chair. We will look at this Report and ensure the recommendations approved by Public Accounts Committee are implemented. With those few remarks, I support. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In the same vein, I had also requested for a statement just before we went for the last recess from the Departmental Committee on Lands. The last time I spoke to the Chairperson, she said that the matter has been oscillating between security and the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning. Hon. Speaker, we will go for the long recess next week and yet this matter is very urgent. So, I would like to know the status and direction from you on what needs to be done. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the Chair of the Committee needs to elaborate further. First, if you count members of the board, you will find that they are 11. That exceeds the Mwongozo Guidelines. Second, according to international best practice, bodies dealing with matters of nuclear are usually lean. So, he needs to explain to the House the basis of 11 members in view of Mwongozo Guidelines and international best practices. view