Godfrey Osotsi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 761 to 770 of 854.

• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The cartels have ensured that the cost of production of sugar is the highest in the region. So that the sugar in this country cannot be competitive against the sugar form Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and anywhere else in the world. The cartels have been behind the importation of illicit sugar into this country. They have led to poverty in sugar belt areas, especially western Kenya and Nyanza regions. They have been behind cane poaching. They are sitting at Kenya Sugar Directorate. They are in the Ministry of Agriculture. They are at the Kenya Bureau of ... view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The cartels have ensured that corruption thrives in this industry. They have maimed and killed our people who come out to talk about sugar issues. Hon. Washiali can bear me witness. The cartels have been involved in the importation of poisonous sugar. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, last week, one of the Government officials was before cameras with sacks of sugar threatening that he was going to take action about the illicit sugar. This public officer knows who the sugar barons are. Can he arrest them today? view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Matiang’i, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government came on media and said he had impounded many sacks of sugar. We want action. These people are known and should be arrested. Supply of poisonous sugar is a very serious crime of international nature. It is a crime against humanity. These individuals should be taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC). view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Western region, where most of the Members here and I come from, has continued to experience high levels of poverty. Where we used to have sugarcane, we are uprooting it and planting maize. There is a very serious vicious cycle of poverty in our region and we cannot continue this way. This Parliament has the power to take action and decide so that our farmers do not continue suffering. When the Government revived Pan Paper Mills, the residents of Bungoma and Webuye were happy thinking that they were to get back their jobs. Little did we know that Pan Paper ... view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we have the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA), the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS) and the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). What are all these organs doing to save a Kenyan farmer? Action must be taken. The only institution that needs to take action is the one which represents the people and this is Parliament. view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: So, let us take action to save our farmers from poverty and disillusionment. This is a very serious matter. I want the House and Members to discuss freely without fear, because tomorrow you will take that poisonous sugar and die in fear. We must take action to bring things in order because it will be sugar today and tomorrow, it might be coffee or tea. We will not have agricultural products in this country. In fact, where I come from, people are asking whether they really need factories in that region. They are only lying to farmers that they can ... view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I call upon the Member for Navakholo, who is the Vice-Chair… view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for that correction. view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I beg to move. view