Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move: THAT Clause 21 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new subclause immediately after subclause (2) – (3) Despite section 9, a person appointed as a community health volunteer or community health worker at the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be appointed as a community health promoter under this Act. The import of this is that, Clause 21 talks about miscellaneous provisions. The line that talks about the process of selecting these promoters. “A person appointed as a Community Health Volunteer (CHV) or community health worker at the ... view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: of this Act shall be deemed to be appointed as a community health promoter under this Act.” The import of this amendment is so that we do not sack the people called the CHVs, who currently perform this role in our villages. If we do not amend it this way and pass this Bill as it is, these people will not have jobs because they will be required to go through the elaborate process that is in this Bill to be appointed again. It will be very unfair. Some of them are yet to be paid. They are owed a ... view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Yes, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I will go with the Committee’s position. view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move - THAT Clause 22 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by inserting the words “political or any” immediately after the words “engage in” appearing in paragraph (i) If you look at Clause 22, it talks about the offenses, penalties and things that the community health promoter should not do. In part (i), it proposes that community health promoters shall not engage in other activities that may conflict with their duty. I am improving this by inserting the word “political or any other activity” so that these particular people are not misused ... view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to Move that the amendments on New Clause 13A be taken. The essence --- view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move - THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 13 - Financing of 13A. (1) The National Government may, in accordance with primary the law relating to county governments additional allocations, health provide such resources as may be necessary for the effective care functions. performance of the functions of county governments under this Act. view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: (2) The additional resources allocated under subsection (1) shall be a supplement, and not a substitute, to the resources allocated by the respective county government in respect to the delivery of primary health care services in the county. This amendment is simply improving on what Sen. Oketch Gicheru had proposed on the financing of this Bill. The national Government may, in accordance with the law relating to county governments additional allocations, provide such resources as may be necessary for the effective performance of the functions of county governments under this Act. The additional resources allocated under subclause (1) shall be ... view
• 28 Sep 2023 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
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move that the Bill be amended by inserting the following New Clause 22A immediately after Clause 22- view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Adherence to data view