Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1261 to 1270 of 1296.

• 12 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was willing to do that on Thursday last week. I came prepared, but today was an ambush. If I had been informed by the Clerk on time, I would have come with the necessary documents to table in this House and justify my allegation. With your indulgence, if you give me more time, I will do exactly that. However, in the absence of that, the next option would be to--- view
• 12 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have communications from relevant sources, including a statement made by the former head of the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC), Mr. Mumo Matemu, who clearly stated that this country was losing that amount of money. The former President Uhuru Kenyatta also said that. This is corroborated by Government reports from the Auditor-General. If you consider it necessary and extend time for me, I will be able to substantiate this matter on the Floor. Corruption is a disease in this country. It is unfair for a Member having risen on this point of order in ... view
• 12 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I need time. view
• 12 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is my neighbour and a good friend. I am concerned that he seems to be discussing a Senator whom he is not mentioning by name. There is no substantive Motion to discuss a Member. Is he in order? view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to also raise my voice on the President’s address which is guided by Article 132 of the Constitution which says that the President will address the newly elected Parliament. My colleagues have talked many things about this. I will seek not to repeat what they have said. Generally, the President’s speech sounded very progressive. However, there are rough edges which I will be addressing in my contribution. Mr. President alluded to the fact - from where I have come from - I mean the National Assembly; this was a real challenge. ... view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: I disagree with the President’s route of doing it. He is proposing that we look at the Standing Orders and ways of having CSs responding to issues on the Floor of the Parliament. I beg to differ because that contracts Article 97 of the Constitution on National Assembly Composition and Article 98 of the Composition of the Senate. Article 98 provides, for example, in case of Senators, we have elected and Nominated Senators and the Speaker who is an ex-officio Member of the Senate. For that to happen, we would need a constitutional amendment. In my speech, I will allude ... view
• 5 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
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: galleries and address us from there which does not look neat. This is an issue that we need to interrogate. I am happy the other side which was against any form of constitutional amendment has seen the light. I remember even in their political rallies they said that not even a comma was going to be amended. They are now alive to the fact that we can have a constitutional moment where we can look at things which will make us progress; where we can look at issues such as the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) and the Oversight ... view