Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you wish, let me make a comment. A few weeks back we received information that there are individuals who are asking for bribes at the Vihiga County Hospital for patients to be treated. Indeed, the county government carried the investigation and one person who is not even an employee of the hospital was arrested. This person has been at the hospital receiving money and, probably, there are others who are receiving money from patients so that these patients can be treated. Clearly--- view
• 19 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is why I asked for permission as to whether I should give my comments. view
• 19 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 18 Oct 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this timely Petition. I know the area that Sen. M. Kajwang’ was referring to. I understand that people in that area have many challenges with transport, particularly the fishermen of that area. I, therefore, call upon the relevant Committee to move with speed and process this Petition, so that a report can be tabled in this House and the relevant Ministry can deal with this issues that the Senator has highlighted. I support. view
• 18 Oct 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this issue is of major concern. The CA may have been justified in trying to get the SIM details of all the subscribers, however, the process undertaken by Safaricom in trying to get this data is unlawful. We passed the Data Protection Act in the National Assembly and established the Data Commissioners Office, which later came up with regulations. Safaricom has violated the internationally recognised data protection principles, which require that when you pick data from a data subject, you must get proper consent before you pick that data. Whereas I appreciate that Safaricom came up with ... view
• 18 Oct 2022 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
• 18 Oct 2022 in Senate: Protection Law. The Data Commissioner and CA must be invited to explain why they oversaw violation of the data protection principles, the law and the Regulations. That is the most important part, regardless of the fact that Safaricom has extended the period. They disconnected my line. Yesterday I went to Safaricom and I asked them if I needed to fill any form. They told me there was no form to fill. They just picked my ID card, scanned it and reconnected my line. That should not happen in this country, especially when you are dealing with a private company and ... view
• 18 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, and congratulations for being our Chair today. I do not have much to say but I want to emphasize that the three committees are very crucial in our oversight work, particularly the Committee on County Public Accounts (CPAC) and the County Public Investments and Special Fund (CPISFC) which are the two that really oversight the financial status of our counties. I encourage the Members who will sit in the two committees to put in a lot more effort in trying to help the Senate and the country on matters transparency and accountability in our counties. ... view
• 18 Oct 2022 in Senate: I also want to express my interest to become the Chairperson of the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee. I was a vice-chairperson of a similar Committee in the National Assembly. So, I think the experiences are the same. I will play a big role in performing competently and effectively the role of the Chairperson of the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee. For those few remarks, I support. view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Committee system is a key aspect in Parliaments, globally. A lot of work in Parliament is done in Committees. In fact, it is estimated that over 80 per cent of parliamentary work happens in Committees. A Plenary like this is about 20 per cent of the work. We would like the Committees to be in place so that they can generate business for this House. You are well aware that we have had a few sessions. In most cases, we have been discussing things which in my view, as I realized later on, we ... view