Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Mar 2024 in Senate: it simply means the Government is competing with the private sector to borrow, which leads to high interest rates. For example, debt attributable to Treasury bonds is about Kshs4.2 trillion, debt attributed to Treasury bills is about Kshs565 billion and debts attributable to overdrafts and International Monetary Fund (IMF) special drawing rights is about Kshs220 billion. As a strategy, the Government should focus on reducing domestic debts so that it does not compete with the private sector in chasing debts and therefore, affecting the development of the private sector. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to talk about the whole ... view
• 20 Mar 2024 in Senate: and myself and said that they are going to give counties a certain amount of money. I told her they do not have powers because the Senate has the power. They only recommend and we can decide to go with their recommendation or reject it. People are misusing the powers to give resources to our counties. The Senate has the power. Even as Members of the National Assembly discuss the Division of Revenue Bill, they must not interfere with what we proposed in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) where we said that we want Kshs415 billion to go to our ... view
• 20 Mar 2024 in Senate: and myself and said that they are going to give counties a certain amount of money. I told her they do not have powers because the Senate has the power. They only recommend and we can decide to go with their recommendation or reject it. People are misusing the powers to give resources to our counties. The Senate has the power. Even as Members of the National Assembly discuss the Division of Revenue Bill, they must not interfere with what we proposed in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) where we said that we want Kshs415 billion to go to our ... view
• 20 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stopped at the point where I was saying that the Bill is a good thing that has happened. We have made several attempts to address this issue in Parliaments of the past but nothing has come out. We have received so many Petitions in this Parliament or in our offices about matters to do with boundary review. The boundary area that has attracted a lot of Petitions is the Maseno/Vihiga Boundary. I represent Vihiga County and have received numerous requests from the people who stay around Maseno area that they would like that ... view
• 20 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stopped at the point where I was saying that the Bill is a good thing that has happened. We have made several attempts to address this issue in Parliaments of the past but nothing has come out. We have received so many Petitions in this Parliament or in our offices about matters to do with boundary review. The boundary area that has attracted a lot of Petitions is the Maseno/Vihiga Boundary. I represent Vihiga County and have received numerous requests from the people who stay around Maseno area that they would like that ... view
• 14 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to ask the witness about his affidavit that is on page 59 of the defence. It is stated that, “we asked each other of possible favours and this includes; favours like helping each other look out for jobs, educational opportunities and other social welfare openings, for especially, our children.” This reference of looking for jobs refers to which jobs? Can you tell the House which jobs you were looking for, for your children? view
• 13 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Ms. Lucy, this is the third time that you have appeared before the Senate. You have appeared before the CPIC Committee, which I chair as the Managing Director of GWASCO, and during those occasions, the Committee has given you a number of directives. The first is on matters bordering on the fight against corruption. Secondly, it is matters bordering on the skill set and the competitive recruitment of staff in your company. Are your actions in this particular case motivated by the recommendations of the Committee to you? view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations regarding the conditions of markets within Vihiga County. In the Statement, the Committee should- view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: (1) Report on the state of key markets in Vihiga County, including but not limited to Mbale, Majengo, Lwanda, Serem, Chavakali, Cheptulu, Shamakhokho, Esibuye and Mudete, specifically addressing the availability and functionality of essential services such as water supply, street lighting, waste management and sanitation. view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: (2) Provide a status update of all the markets improvement and or expansion projects initiated by the Vihiga County Government from the Financial Year (FY) 2013/2014 to date. view