Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1201 to 1210 of 1296.

• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: I will support any amendment to remove this particular schedule from this Bill. After all, it is misplaced and very discriminatory to other counties. To lump Vihiga County among the rich counties is very unfair. There are so many places in my county which qualifies as hardship areas. I believe the Government needs to change the criteria of determining which areas are hardship and which ones are not. Clearly, we see some areas are listed as being non- hardship when, in fact, they are areas which have a lot of challenges with poverty and infrastructure like those other counties that ... view
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, other colleagues have also talked about medical leasing. This is a serious matter that we have allowed to go on and on, yet the counties are not getting maximum benefits from it. It is high time that this arrangement between the county and national Government is stopped so that our counties to continue getting money for the right purposes. Also, removing the possible misuse of public funds in form of medical leasing equipment arrangement between the county and national Government. view
• 17 Nov 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
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: I do not have additional information to give on this. Nonetheless, I emphasize that we need to fast track the legislation on Equalisation Fund. We need to have a proper legal framework in place for determining the counties which are supposed to benefit from Equalisation Fund and also to comply with the Constitution requirement. I hope this will be prioritized by the relevant Committee in conjunction with the National Assembly, so that we have a proper legal framework on matters to do with Equalisation Fund. view
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1)--- view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: Well guided Mr. Speaker Sir. Let me comment on one of the Statements by Sen. (Dr.) Murango on the issue of the distribution of food to people affected by the famine. I noted that he raised the issue of the system used in distributing this food. It looks like the system of identifying the beneficiaries is not efficient. That raises concerns because there was a recommendation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other donors that the Government changes from physical food distribution to cash transfers which was more efficient. It had fewer challenges of procurement and corruption. I wonder ... view
• 16 Nov 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
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: The Senator for Kirinyaga County has raise a critical issue. I ask the relevant Committee to move with speed and request sufficient information from the relevant Ministry so that we do not expose ourselves to corruption that is likely to arise as a result of this crisis disaster that we have. I commend the Senator for bringing this to the House. May I ask the Committee to quickly do a report to this House on this matter so that we can save this country a lot of money which is likely to get lost as a result of corrupt practices ... view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism, regarding the effects of Government austerity measures on the hotel industry. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State the measures, if any, the Government is taking to help the hotel industry to recover from the effects of COVID-19 pandemic due to low volumes of international booking. This has led to closure of several hotels; Intercontinental Hotel, Laico Regency Hotel, Radisson Blue and now the imminent closure of the historic Hilton Hotel. (2) Explain what informed the recent ... view