Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Feb 2023 in Senate: We also need to interrogate what the sports fund is doing. This is because we have very good sportsmen and women who need to be funded. Sometimes you will hear them funding things which do not make sense. I know at some point, the Government funded golfers. Golfing is a game for the rich people. We do not need to put money into funding rich people when we cannot fund the national team and serious teams in the league like AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia FC. view
• 15 Feb 2023 in Senate: On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Feb 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am rising on Standing Order No. 23. Yesterday, you rightly pointed out that you are strictly going to conduct the business of this House using the Standing Orders and we supported. I implore you to strictly adhere to that directive. This is because the matter before you is defined in the entire Standing Order No. 23 specifically, 23(6). It says- “Upon a decision being made by the Minority Party under this Standing Order, the decision of the Party shall be communicated to the Speaker in writing, together with the minutes of the meeting at which the ... view
• 14 Feb 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to also support this Motion. The Senate Business Committee is the heart of this Senate. Without it, we cannot even commence our work here as Senators. That is why, it is the first programme to be executed before we do any other thing. Therefore, it is a very important Committee. It is one of the two Committees where you are the Chair and that signifies the importance of the Senate Business Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in future, we need to consider amending the Standing Orders so that we have ... view
• 14 Feb 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
• 14 Feb 2023 in Senate: However, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think gradually we are degenerating. The SBC which you Chair should help us in getting back to where we were and claiming our space. I know that Members who have been selected are capable of ensuring that the Senate remains a House of reason. Members who serve in the SBC do so on behalf of their parties. They do so because the parties have decided that those are Members who can protect their interests. Those are Members who have fidelity and loyalty to the parties. There should not be any question about this. We have ... view
• 14 Feb 2023 in Senate: On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Jan 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I stand to support the amendment by Sen. Mumma. That is the best arrangement that resulted from the discussions we had in the morning. Members of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights discussed and we are ready to go by that amendment. As we said in the morning, the work of the Selection Panel is to select members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Therefore, political parties must be given a lot of space. Political parties will be given space under the Parliamentary Service Commission, where they will appoint two people. ... view
• 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