Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 21 to 30 of 1326.

• 7 May 2025 in Senate: constituencies in Kenya. I am happy that my Motion was passed and the Ministry of Sports made some steps to try and implement the vision that I had in it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is taking a long time to fully realize that vision. I know we have the Kenya Sports Academy, which is in Kasarani, but the plan was to have regional sports academies and thereafter, have county sports academies and constituency sports academy. I know some budget has been appropriated in this programme, but very little is happening on the ground. In my county, we had a ... view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: If we examine the proposal to share the proceeds of that fund, it is surprising to see that 60 per cent is now directed towards UHC. What does UHC have to do with sports? Only five per cent of the funds are allocated to sports development and promotion, while 20 per cent goes toward arts development and five per cent is set aside for strategic interventions by the Cabinet Secretary. This is why some of us believe that President Kibaki had a strong vision for this country. However, those who took over from him were visionless. How do you divert ... view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: I am not sure whether Members have had the opportunity to watch the ongoing Under-20 tournament in Egypt. The quality of play has been remarkable. Today, Kenya is facing Nigeria in a crucial match. I urge you to watch that game. You will be surprised by the immense quality of talent across Africa. This is largely due to the fact that many of these countries have established and developed sports academies. Kenya, too, has the potential to excel. If we manage our sports sector effectively and establish a properly organized, structured and well-funded sports academy system, we will be able ... view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Let us look at sports as a matter of economic growth and dealing with the youth problem in this country such as unemployment, crime and such. If we organise ourselves well, we will become a sports giant not just in Africa, but in the world. view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even as I support this Bill, I want to call for an overhaul of the entire Sports Act to align it to the Constitution and realities of our time. We should provide a proper financial model on how sports will be funded. We should also annul those regulations, which were designed to support the big four, without looking at the initial vision that President Kibaki’s Government had to support sports and implement the Vision 2030 view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those views and remarks, I support and ask other Members to also support this progressive Bill. I thank you. view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, from the onset, I fully support and second this Motion because it is extremely progressive as explained by the Mover of this Motion, the Senator for Kiambu. As you know, I am the Chair of the County Public Investment and Special Funds Committee. For the last two years, we have been dealing with audit reports for bursary funds in our counties and tabled numerous reports on this Floor. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: The picture coming from those reports is not good. This money that we give as bursary funds is being misapplied and misappropriated in our counties. One of the recommendations we have given is the need to align those bursary funds to the law and consolidate them. Madam Temporary Speaker, some of us went to school through bursary funds when bursary was working. I remember at the university, I was one of the beneficiaries of the Rattansi Education Bursary Fund. They were really looking for the truly needy students. Now, progressively, Madam Speaker, we are seeing a situation where people are ... view
• 6 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of my family and the people of Vihiga County, I also send my condolences to the family and friends of Hon. Ong’ondo Were whom I knew very well, having served with him in the 12th Parliament in the National Assembly. This is one gentleman I was interacting with all the time because he was one of our very strong party members; a Member who was loyal and very committed to the party. I was surprised to hear that he had been killed just one hour after I met him. I met him on the Ground ... view
• 6 May 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek Statement from the Standing Committee on Health on a matter of national concern regarding ceaseless existence of expired medication in public health facilities countrywide. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, over the last three financial years the Auditor-General has flagged out the matter of the presence of huge amounts of expired drugs in most public health facilities in our counties. This is a matter that needs to be addressed urgently since it poses a great risk to the lives of Kenyans seeking treatment in public health facilities, ... view