Godfrey Osotsi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we need to pay attention to what Hon. Wanga raised. This particular amendment would be good if it is done as a substantive legislation. I am saying that because the National Integrated Identity Management System that I know is going to be a system that is going to include various other databases which will include registration of persons, election data, census data and many other databases. It is therefore important that this be brought as a separate piece of legislation and not be included here. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I rise to support this Bill. I have concerns, particularly on the SACCO Societies Act, as expressed by other Members. This Bill proposes to amend a number of legislations which this House has already dealt with. For example, it proposes to amend the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act by reducing the taxes from 35 per cent to 15 per cent. You are aware that this amendment has already been done under the Finance Act, 2018. The same applies to Urban Areas and Cities Act which, as you ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Let me go to the substance of various amendments starting with the SACCO Societies Act. This amendment, as expressed by other Members, seeks to introduce a special class of members called the social impact members. It is not clear who are they are. It borrows the definition from the Co-operative Act. This amendment must be very specific on who are these social impact members who are supposed to contribute towards the special fund. Most surprisingly, it talks about the creation of the investment committee that will determine the amount of contribution into the special fund. I want to believe this ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: This Bill also proposes to amend the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act by reducing the taxes from 35 per cent to 15 per cent. I support this because if you do a simple computation, the betting companies were paying 35 per cent in terms of betting lotteries and gaming taxes. They were also paying corporation tax of 30 per cent. They were also paying a winning tax. You find that the betting companies were paying in excess of over 80 per cent tax. This, compared to other countries, is very high. Even as we are seeking to increase taxes on ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: This is one area that we need to look at keenly. As Members have said, there must be a balance between the social impact of betting and the revenue generated from this. The balance is there because in the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act, it provides very clearly that all monies arising from betting, lotteries and gaming shall be deposited in the National Sports Fund for the purpose of promoting sporting activities among the youths, so that these youths who are betting have an opportunity to engage in gainful sporting activities. I am concerned that the monies that have been ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: It also proposes the establishment of the directorate of Urban Development and Management under the Urban Areas and Cities Act. We have just passed the Urban Areas and Cities Bill and this issue did not arise. It is now coming under the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. These are some of the things that I call cyclic legislation which we need to look at. I still insist that this Bill should not pass in its current form on the matter of the SACCO Societies (Amendment) Bill because this is going to kill the SACCO movement in this country. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I reject. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this amendment is meant to give clarity because it talks about ad hoc committees. It states that there will be a representative from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). You are aware that our Constitution says that a member of the IEBC shall not… view
• 6 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I have a new amendment to Clause 4 and not Clause 4A. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I am moving an amendment to Clause 4. view