Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I am surprised as to why we are debating this Bill because it is unconstitutional in almost every clause that I have gone through. Secondly, in the tradition of bicameral Parliament, bicameralism is managed without a specific legislation. It is the norms, traditions and Standing Orders. For one to decide to come up with a piece of legislation to manage the relationship between the two Houses, I think it is in itself a new standard that the owner of this Bill is trying to come up with. Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 21 May 2024 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 Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 21 May 2024 in Senate: I had an opportunity last year to visit the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where I visited the House of Representatives and the Senate. When you visit the two Houses, even before someone tells you that this is a Lower House and this is an Upper House, you would see for yourself how the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is strong and effective. You will remember that it is the Senate House that recently rejected the presidential request to send the military to Niger and other countries which had problems. The House acts with some firmness and cannot be ... view
• 21 May 2024 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 Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 21 May 2024 in Senate: Why should we be denied an opportunity to participate in appropriations Bill and Finance Bill? After all, we pass two major instruments in the financial process; The Budget Policy Statement and the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy. Why are we involved in passing these two important financial instruments when we cannot participate in appropriations Bill, Finance Bill or any other that is a money Bill? This is a bigger question that we want answered. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 14(1)(a) of this Bill says- “If one House passes an ordinary Bill concerning county government and the second House rejects the Bill, ... view
• 21 May 2024 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 Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 21 May 2024 in Senate: What is that? The courts have already ruled on this matter. Public participation should not be cosmetic, but be done adequately. However, in this clause, those who like rushing Bills through will now be able to rush through Bills without adequate public participation. Then it goes ahead and hides behind duplication to deny the other House an opportunity to conduct adequate participation on a Bill. Clause 19(7)(viii) talks about the validity of the Bills which are processed by these Houses. Again, this section is unconstitutional. It says- “A committee of Parliament shall consider the views received from public participation broadly.” ... view
• 21 May 2024 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 Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 14 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity to express my thoughts on the Statements by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and Sen. Kavindu. On Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale's Statement on boda boda, the problem of harassment of view
• 14 May 2024 in Senate: is not just confined to Kakamega County, but in all our counties. They receive 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