Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

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• 7 Mar 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 Services,Senate. view
• 6 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to say from the onset that I support this report by the Committee on Finance and Budget on the BPS. I will point out a few things. On the issue of county allocation, I agree with the committee that the figure proposed by CRA of Kshs391.1 billion is too low. It does not take into account the growth in the economy. Therefore, asking for Kshs415.9 billion is not asking for much. It is just 6.4 per cent of the revenue growth. We look forward to the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is ... view
• 6 Mar 2024 in Senate: Members of the National Assembly supporting this proposal when we get to the point of division of revenue. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only institution that has the powers to make the final decision on the division of revenue is the Senate. I sat in some function this weekend and heard a commissioner of CRA telling people that they will give counties Kshs391 billion. I wondered when did the CRA have powers to give money to the counties. They only recommend and the Senate is there to decide. Therefore, we will decide and be guided by this proposal by the Committee ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to present on this important Bill – The County Boundaries Bill. This Bill is long overdue. The past Senate has made four attempts to resolve this issue. The latest was in the 12th Parliament where this Bill died in the National Assembly after being passed by the Senate. As I stand here, I represent a county with a long-standing dispute on the boundary with Kisumu County at Maseno, as had been alluded to by the Mover of this Bill. Every weekend when I go home, I am confronted by people ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: This matter has a huge historical basis. In fact, in my office, I have several files of Petitions, which have been presented to me on that matter. Some are by elders who were there when this problem started. They know the history and all the details. I commend my predecessor, Sen. George Khaniri, for having tried hard to pursue this matter in this Senate. I hope that this Bill will be passed by this House and the National Assembly as well, in the spirit of NADCO and bi-partisanship, so that we have this resolved, once and for all. I want ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: intermarried with the Luos. People have bought land on either side. We do not need to politicize this issue. This 12-month period will ensure that this matter is not politicized, so that it is addressed amicably. Most importantly, this Bill provides a mechanism for dispute resolution and management by establishing ad hoc county boundaries mediation committees, where the governor, the Senator, or even a registered voter, can petition the Senate or Parliament to handle this matter. Previously people were just bringing Petitions. They were taking them to the Senate or the National Assembly, but there was no mechanism of how ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: have this Bill passed by both Houses and made into law and address the framework of dealing with this matter. I am sure the many petitioners who have been coming to me, for example, the gentleman who has been very passionate about this--- view
• 29 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank all the Members who have contributed for overwhelmingly supporting this Motion. I spent a lot of time when I was moving it. Therefore, I will not say much. I just want to clarify the issue of multi-sectoral forum that will be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the National Treasury. The Committee considered the forum to be important because we faced two major challenges. Firstly, there is the issue of harmonizing pension principal balances because of variations. The figures quoted by counties varied with those quoted by pension schemes. Secondly is the issue ... view
• 29 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will also be expecting that this House will be getting an update report on a weekly basis. So, we have internal mechanisms for ensuring that the recommendations of this Report are implemented. This is for the benefit of not just the Senate, but also our Government, which is very keen on promoting a saving culture through pension funds and the pensioners who are languishing in poverty. I do not want to go beyond that. I beg to reply and also request that under Standing Order No. 663, the putting of the question on this Motion be ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to comment on two Statements. The first Statement is from Sen. Hamida on the delay in processing Bills. I fully agree that we have a very serious problem. We do our duty of developing Bills, but they take a long time to be processed for publication. So, I think that is an issue that needs to be addressed by the Senate Business Committee (SBC). We can even be told the process and the timeframe it takes to process a Bill, rather than just leaving it like that. You can say for one year ... view