Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to welcome my friend, Hon. Sen. William Kisang. I start by congratulating him for winning the seat following a very stiff competition. We all witnessed what happened in Elgeyo Marakwet County. He deserves the win. We served with him in the National Assembly for five years. He was the Chairperson of the National Assembly Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) where I was also a Member for five years. I remember him as a good Chairperson of the Committee who understood his work and he was very competent. I ... view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, the Senate Majority Leader is misleading this House by claiming that the PPLC is an amorphous organization, yet he is well aware that this is a recognized body in the Political Parties Act. I have served as a member of PPLC. Is the Senate Majority Leader in order to mislead this House by claiming that PPLC is like Bunge La Mwananchi? This body has been involved in the electioneering process. Majority of discussions around the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) involve PPLC. view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to also make my comments on this important Bill. Election is the greatest risk to this country. Because of that, colleague Senators, this House has been known to be a House of reason. It has been known to be a House that engages in a bi-partisan arrangement whenever we have a matter of importance like this. I ask that we exercise that today by looking at this matter objectively and thinking about the nation and not whichever side we are in. I have looked at the amendments proposed by the Committee on ... view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: still get commissioners who are lawyers. Why do we insist on the LSK getting a slot there? That is discriminatory. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as Senators, we have an opportunity to demonstrate leadership by agreeing on this. Today, the issue is not about numbers but about this country and where we are going. The Commission that will be selected is the one that will lead us to review boundaries and the 2027 elections. We want to get a Commission that is acceptable and competent. It should be a Commission that will unite this country and not one that will divide us ... view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: On a point of order. view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I rise on Standing Order No. 38 and 153. Standing Order No.38(1) reads- “At any time during the proceedings, a Senator may, for reasons stated claim to move “That, the Senate do suspend its proceedings for…. (time)… in order to…” (5) A suspension under this Standing Order shall not exceed sixty minutes or such other time as the Speaker may direct” view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: I am coming to that. That is Standing Order No. 38. If you go to Standing Order No. 153, on reporting progress, it reads- “If any Senator, before the conclusion of the proceedings on a Bill in a Committee of the Whole House, moves to report progress and such Motion is view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: carried, the Chairperson shall leave the Chair and the Chairperson or, if the Chairperson has taken the Speaker’s Chair, the Senator in charge of the Bill, shall report progress to the Senate and shall seek leave to sit again, and a day for the resumption of the proceedings shall be determined by the Senate Business Committee in consultation with the Senator in charge of the Bill. Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, you clearly see the direction that this matter is taking. We came here in the morning and the mood of the House was bipartisan but this afternoon, things seems to ... view