Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

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• 28 Feb 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
• 27 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to make my very valid contribution to this very important Motion. view
• 27 Feb 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to start by congratulating the Committee for doing a wonderful job. The Committee, led by my good friend, the Senator for Nyeri County, Sen. Wamatinga, who I must commend, has been a champion of worthy causes nowadays. This is one of the worthy causes that he has led his Committee to perform. Madam Temporary Speaker, I must also congratulate the Committee for coming up with this very important and timely Report because, as you know, we are all complaining about the issue of cost of electricity in this country. The cost of electricity is also ... view
• 27 Feb 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this Report addresses the problem of cost of electricity and gives recommendations, which can help. However, I have not seen recommendations around economic factors. I think that was an oversight because if you look at the tariff structure of electricity pricing, you realize that there are so many components, all which add to higher costs of electricity. If you look at the tariff structure, we have things such as fuel cost adjustment, which means that if the cost of fuel goes up, then the cost of electricity will also go up. We have issues such as foreign ... view
• 27 Feb 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, if we want to address this issue of IPPs, we must recommend that all those agreements be cancelled. A House of Parliament has the power to do that. We are saying that 14 days after the adoption of the Report, the Ministry will give full disclosure of the owners of the IPPs, after that, nothing happens because nothing has been recommended. We are looking upon the Committee on Energy, when it sits down, to implement this Report, come back to this House with a Motion that requires this House to order for the termination of those illegal ... view
• 27 Feb 2024 in Senate: This is a matter that needs addressing, because in every sector, you will hear that regulations are lying at the office of the Attorney General. What is happening in that office, led by my good friend, former Speaker, hon. Justin Muturi? Something has to be done. We also have regulations in the sugar, tea and electricity sectors, lying there. What are those people doing in that office? The other major issue is the debt burden at the KPC, whose debt portfolio is Kshs38.9 billion. If you have such a high debt portfolio, you cannot be efficient or produce cheap power. ... view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion - THAT, the Senate adopts the Reports of the Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on the consideration of the Audit Reports for the year ended, 30th June, 2019, 30th June, 2020 and 30th June, 2021 of the following Water Service Providers- (1) Amatsi Water Services Company Limited - Vihiga County; (2) Bomet Water Company Limited - Bomet County; view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: (3) Gusii Water and Sanitation Company Limited-Kisii/Nyamira Counties; (4) Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company Limited - Kisumu County; (5) Kwale Water and Sewerage Company Limited - Kwale County; and, (6) Nyeri Water and Sanitation Company Limited - Nyeri County; and the Audit Report of the Wajir Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the year ended 30th June, 2021, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 23rd November, 2023. view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will start by thanking all Members who have contributed to this debate. Particularly, the leadership of this House; the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, the Senate Majority and Minority Whips, and the others. Listening to contributions of Members in this House, I have noticed that this House needs to have a total review of the Powers and Privileges Act. 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
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: Members have raised several issues. However, my Bill only deals with two issues. One is the enhancement of fines upon summon and two the power of arrest. Members have raised several issues that we need to consider in a proper Bill that will look at those issues. I have heard Members talk about contempt of Parliament. This House needs to have a look at this matter. If you go to other jurisdictions, for example, Zambia, an African country like ours, in their Powers and Privileges Act, they have defined the process of handling contempt of Parliament. These are issues to ... view