Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Okay. What about the conflict between Clause 19 and the New Clause 19A? It is talking about the same thing. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Okay. What about the conflict between Clause 19 and the New Clause 19A? It is talking about the same thing. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, when we were doing the Second Reading, I am among the people who opposed this provision of Clause 59. I differ with my good friend Sen. Kajwang’ in the sense that, when we allow farmers to sit on the board of a private company, it goes against the dictates of the Companies Act. That is likely to discourage private investors from investing into our country. The second part of that clause talks about a representative of the farmers’ organization. This basically means, the farmers will sit, do an election and chose someone who will sit on the ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, when we were doing the Second Reading, I am among the people who opposed this provision of Clause 59. I differ with my good friend Sen. Kajwang’ in the sense that, when we allow farmers to sit on the board of a private company, it goes against the dictates of the Companies Act. That is likely to discourage private investors from investing into our country. The second part of that clause talks about a representative of the farmers’ organization. This basically means, the farmers will sit, do an election and chose someone who will sit on the ... view
• 23 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to also weigh in and support this Motion by Sen. Agnes Kavindu of Machakos. This Motion is timely because it is trying to question why the Government of Kenya and county governments have not addressed or mitigate the ongoing flooding problem that we have in the country. This Sunday, I was stuck on the road between Majengo and Luanda for one hour. We had a big gulley just around Kima and the Ministry of Roads and Transport blocked the road. People were unable to pass yet, this road connects to Kisumu, Siaya ... view
• 23 Apr 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
• 23 Apr 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Lamu, Samburu and Garissa have one thing in common. They are arid areas, but Vihiga is not. Why would KeRRA or the Ministry of Roads led by one Murkomen who was a Senator in this House discriminate against Vihiga County where the number three of this country comes? We need an explanation and I will be bringing a statement in this House to question the criteria that was used. If Vihiga is a small county, why allocate Embu County Kshs245 million and have nothing for Vihiga County? We need this money so that our roads are in ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill; the County Governments (Amendment) Bill, 2023, by Sen. Cherarkey. The Bill seeks to amend the current County Governments Act to enhance the threshold of removal of a County Executive Committee Member (CECM) from one-third to two-thirds of Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). Mr. Speaker, Sir, just like my colleagues have said, this is a straightforward Bill. It is long overdue. I think this Bill is popular among the Members because we have been having challenges in our counties. The CECMs have not been able to ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also support the suggestion by the Senate Majority Leader. I think it is long overdue for us to also develop an impeachment law on removal of governors because there are gaps. We should also tighten the process. We have cases where some of the documents that are brought to us for impeachment do not meet the threshold and we have rejected those impeachments. It is important for us to have a law that governs the whole process, not just for the governors, but also CECMs and people who work below them. Impeachment is good, but ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: exercise our power of impeachment, that power must be seen to have been exercised fairly and effectively. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even as we seek to enhance the threshold of removal of CECMs, it is also important for them to perform their roles effectively. Some CECMs in most counties are not diligent in their work because they have not delivered in their various portfolios. We cannot continue sustaining such people and make it difficult for MCAs to remove them. Some of them may be close to the governor and, therefore, removing them becomes a problem. We need to look at ... view