Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 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
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Parliament of Kenya has a responsibility to address this matter once and for all. I do not think that the matter is just limited to the ability and performance of the current CEO. The issues facing KQ are more than the CEO. The issues have to do with financial misappropriation and wrong decisions that have been made. The Report by the National Assembly pointed out that it is not competitive for KQ to compete with other airlines. This is because of the high taxation regime on the aviation industry in Kenya. There are wide issues that the Committee needs to ... view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not have any point of order. I just wanted to catch your eye so that you can give me an opportunity to speak later. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. The Senators who have been selected are up to the task and we are sure that they are going to deliver. Allow me to raise some concerns about the PAP. We have sent the best to represent us. However, I am concerned about the visibility of that Parliament. We do not feel it at all. We also know that in the next few days, we are going to elect members to the EALA, which is another Parliament we are not feeling. We are putting money ... view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I will start by thanking Sen. Kibwana for bringing this timely and important Motion; as her maiden Motion. This Motion addresses two important aspects as far as mental health for mothers is concerned. First, we have the issue of limited availability. As we know, only 14 hospitals in this country offer mental healthcare. Ironically, we have 47 county referral hospitals. This means we are still way behind. Secondly, we have the issue of affordability. The cost of mental healthcare is high. Offering this service in the county facilities will increase access ... view
• 8 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
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: If you read the Motion, it states “The Senate urges”. I suggest that the staff who help us draft these Motions insist that “The Senate resolves” because we cannot act in vain. We cannot discuss issues here, they go to the Executive and are never implemented. I saw it from my experience in the National Assembly, and I am beginning to see it here. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: We are a Parliament that does budget making and we look at the Budget Policy Statements (BPS). Why can we not have a system where such good Motions are recorded so that when we are discussing the BPS, we can incorporate the resolutions and appropriate money to these wonderful ideas? Coming here to discuss such wonderful Motions and then having someone at the Ministry of Health (MOH) sit on it and then come back to tell us there is no funding is very annoying. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: I suggest that moving forward and members of the Senate Business Committee (SBC) should help us with this so that the Motions which come here are resolved. We should say that we are resolving to do one, two and three things instead of coming here to urge the Government to do some things. We have the powers to appropriate money and change the BPS so that the resolutions we make here are addressed by the Executive and the county governments. I support this Motion and I encourage Sen. Kibwana to bring many more Motions around the health sector – which ... view