Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting the word “community health promoter” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “community health volunteer”. 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: This is basically to improve on the definition of a community health promoter. Considering what has been amended: (1) The transition of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to CHPs. (2) The procedure that Sen. Mungatana has defined under --- view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: So, the definition of a CHP will be “a member of a community who is selected and appointed in accordance with Clause 9 of this Bill or Community health volunteer or community health worker who is deemed to be a community health promoter under Clause 21(3) of this Bill and is trained to provide community health services to defined household”. That improves that definition to take into account the transition of CHVs to promoters as well as the process. view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the amendment by the Chairperson of the Committee is similar to my earlier amendment on the transitioning of community health volunteers to promoters. However, the amendment I am proposing to Clause 2 is to just improve on the definition. It is not affecting the amendment by the Chair which is on transition like the one I had put. The one on Clause 2 is to improve on the definition so that it can capture the process under Clause 9 as defined by Sen. Mungatana and also to bring in the element of The electronic version of the ... view
• 28 Sep 2023 in Senate: transition from Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to Community Health Promoters (CHPs). Therefore, it is not doing any damage to the amendment by the Committee Chairperson but is enhancing it. view
• 21 Sep 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me comment on the two Statements by Sen. Cherarkey. One is on the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. This issue is common in all our counties including my County of Vihiga. The ECDE teachers are going through a lot of challenges. The committee that will handle this matter can ensure that all other counties are looked into, so that we have a permanent solution to the problem of ECDE teachers in our counties. On Kenya Airways, the problem in this country is that we have many ideas on paper, but do not implement. ... view
• 21 Sep 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to also raise my voice on this Motion. I am one of the people who are quite careful in supporting appointments made by the Kenya Kwanza Government. However, I fully support Mr. Andrew Mukite Musangi to be the Chairperson of CBK. I know him personally. He is the son of the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Egerton University, Prof. Richard Musangi. I have known him as a very serious lawyer on commercial and insurance matters. So, he is an able person who is very experienced and knowledgeable for this position. He may not ... view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to welcome the MCAs from my County of Vihiga who are in this Senate for benchmarking. This morning we had a very wonderful meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on Justice Legal Affairs Committee where we exchanged a lot of information with the MCAs from Vihiga. This kind of thing needs to be strengthened between the Senate and our county assemblies. All the Members who are here representing various wards in Vihiga County, we have encouraged them to continue with their good work to oversight the County Executive of Vihiga. As you ... view
• 20 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
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: I want to call upon the relevant committee of this Senate which is handling this matter to handle it with speed so that our leaders who represent us in the wards are empowered to perform their role of oversight, Otherwise, MCAs, you are welcome. I am also pleased to note that the MCAs were conducted by one of our great personalities from Vihiga County who is now our staff and that is Mr. Collins Injera who is the most prolific rugby player of our time. view