Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: (4) Inform the Senate of how Vihiga County Government has addressed audit queries relating to pending bills raised in the past Auditor-General’s and the Senate reports; and, view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: (5) State the measures put in place to ensure timely payment of suppliers of goods and services in order to reduce or eliminate pending bills. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds (CPISFC), view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: made pursuant to Standing Order No.56(1)(b) for the period between 15th April, 2023 to 30th June, 2023. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the period under review, the Committee held a total of 34 meetings in which it considered the reports of the Auditor-General on the financial statements of county owned water companies and the matter of non-remittance of pension deduction by entities in counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the period under review, the Committee continued to pay close attention to water companies in counties as they formed a significant part of their public investments. They were also noted to have numerous ... view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Limited had not established a substantive Board of Directors since the inception of devolution. (2) Financial Challenges - Most water companies reported negative working capital during the periods under review hence they were not able to meet their short-term and long-term financial obligations as they fell due. They relied on financial support from the county governments or development agencies, raising concerns on their sustainability and commercial viability. For instance, Mombasa Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited had a negative working capital of Kshs1,464,597,678 as at 30th June, 2021. The negative liquidity meant that the water company was in an undesirable ... view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am happy to report that the Committee has made numerous achievements while executing its oversight mandate. For instance, following the Committee’s intervention, the County Government of Murang’a was able to take full ownership of all its five water companies, a matter that had remained unresolved for over 10 years. On consideration of the matter of non-remittance of pension deductions by entities in counties; while interrogating audit reports of water companies, the Committee noted non-remittance of pension deductions by county entities remained rampant. Consequently, the Committee resolved to conduct an inquiry into the matter and has so ... view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: The Committee is also scheduled to commence its interrogations on the Auditor- General’s reports on the financial statements of funds within counties in September, 2023. I congratulate my Committee Members for the commitment and teamwork in ensuring that this Committee remains very active. This Committee has done a wonderful job in positioning the role of Senate in as far as issues of accountability and transparency in water companies in the county are concerned. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I submit. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the Public Finance Management (Amendment Bill), 2023. From the onset, I support the Bill, but with reservation. Having listened to a number of contributions from colleagues, clearly this Bill will require some amendments. There are provisions in this Bill, which clearly violates the Constitution. For instance, when you make reference to the National Assembly under the Amendment 2 (d) that says that - view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: “The Cabinet Secretary shall submit to the National Assembly by 30th April in every year a report on debt status and the borrowing undertaken by the national Government.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Clause ignores the role of the Senate. Article 225 (1) of the Constitution on financial control, states – “An Act of Parliament shall provide for the establishment, functions and responsibilities of the national Treasury.” Article 225 (2) talks about - “Parliament shall enact legislation to ensure both expenditure control and transparency in all governments and establish mechanisms to ensure their implementation.” Article 225(2) clearly implies that the ... view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have also seen an amendment proposing that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for National Treasury and Economic Planning will by 30th of April of every year, submit a report on the status of public debt to Parliament. As I have said before, that should be Parliament. Again, if amended, that would be a good provision because Parliament will keep on monitoring the status of debt. Right now, we do not get a report. We even heard the other day the Office of the Auditor-General complaining that they are not aware of the public debt statement. They ... view