Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: I am sorry my elder, Sen. (Dr.) Khlawale. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on Thursday evening, I was challenged under Standing Order No.105 on statements of facts by my good friend Sen. Wafula, on the issue of disbursement of funds to counties. I had stated that the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPISFC) did a commendable job in contributing to the issue of disbursement of funds by 30th of June. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: It does because you were making reference to the same. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you directed that I substantiate it this afternoon. I have come with a set of documents ready to substantiate. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to also rise and support this Motion on Cash Disbursement for the Financial Year 2023/2024. I have had an opportunity to look at the report prepared by the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget. I thank them for it. In their report, it is very clear the amounts of money going to be disbursed to the counties and the effective dates. This Cash Disbursement Schedule is guided by Section 17 of the PFM Act that clearly says two things. One, that at the beginning of every quarter and in any event ... view
• 3 Aug 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
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is useless. It is making us look bad as a Senate to approve a schedule and become toothless in enforcing it. I urge the Senate and particularly the Committee on Finance and Budget effective from the approval of this schedule, to be serious and ensure it is adhered to. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: This schedule is not arbitrary. There is a process that goes into it; including budget and revenue projections. The Department of Planning is also involved for them to come up with this schedule. It is then taken to the IBEC, which has representation from the national Government and county governments for discussion. Therefore, it cannot come to the level where the National Treasury decides when to send and not send the money to the counties. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: We thank the Kenya Kwanza Government for ensuring that monies for the last financial year were 100 per cent disbursed by June, 2023. However, we must also appreciate that from December, 2022 to around March, there was delayed disbursement to the counties that affected service delivery. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I urge that the relevant Committee, in this case, Committee on Finance and Budget must ensure that this schedule that we pass here is not an exercise in futility. It is adhered to and monies are sent to the counties within the timeframe indicated on this schedule. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: Allow me to also talk about the role of the Senate. Sometimes, I get concerned about where we are heading as a Senate. Article 96 (1) of the Constitution provides for the role of the Senate which is to represent counties and protect their interests and county governments. view