Osotsi Godfrey Otieno

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Sen. Osotsi Hon. Osotsi, do you want to be informed?

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Sen. Osotsi Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

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Thank you, Sen. Osotsi. Sen. Cherarkey, proceed.

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise Pursuant to Standing Order No.58 to make a personal statement regarding my nomination by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party to serve as the Deputy Party Leader. (Applause) September 17, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 12 Sen. OsotsiMr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here with profound...

Sen. Osotsi Yes, present and former ODM members. (Laughter)

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I encourage those who were not selected to unite with us in advancing and strengthening our party mission. Together, we continue to build on the legacy of ODM and lead the party to greater success for the betterment of our nation and the devolution process,...

September 17, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 13 (Loud consultations)

Sen. OsotsiAs I said, the amendments are going to give us disclosure of ownership information. We should know who the owners of these entities are, how much they draw from the people of Kenya for their personal interests, and the cost at which they sell electricity to companies such as...

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Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to comment on the Statements. I want to comment on the Statement by Sen. Wafula of Bungoma County on the matter of pending bills, and also the Statement by Sen. Beth Syengo on the issue of capitation of vocational training...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to welcome the students from Keveye Girls High School, which is one of the big girls’ schools in my county, Vihiga County. Just to stress for the interest of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and Sen. Sifuna, Keveye Girls High School is...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to comment on the statement by Sen. Methu on the issue of management of motor vehicles insurance. This statement is timely. I encourage the committee concerned - the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation - to take an interest on that...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to make my contribution to the Local Content Bill (Senate Bills No.50 of 2023) . This Bill is very critical and long overdue because we need to have a clear framework to facilitate the process of local ownership, control, and...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for protecting me. I made that statement in good faith because we all know that Hon. Joho is capable of doing a better job. I was just saying that he is the right person to clean the mess in the mining sector. I...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for protecting me. Hon. Chimera is my good friend but I have not mentioned the name of my good friend, Salim Mvurya, in any way. I only talked about the Ministry. The Ministry is not an individual. I was talking about the role...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to also support this Bill, the Public Transport Motorcycle Regulations Bill, 2023 by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. From the onset, this Bill is very timely. The boda boda sector is now the leading employer of our youth. Almost everywhere in...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health, regarding the status of pending bills owed to the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) by counties, from the Financial Year 2021/2022 to date. In the...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to also comment on this Motion proposing that Senate Mashinani for this year be taken to Busia County. The most important innovation of Senate is coming up with this concept of Senate Mashinani, which basically means taking the Senate to...

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Sen. Osotsi Sen. Osotsi, the Cabinet Secretary has not spent a lot of time on the written response; he has actually been very brief. Anyway, because of time, let us go to the next Question, which is actually raised by you. Could you proceed to ask Question No.59, so that...

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Sen. OsotsiNumber two, the answers to question two and three is the best case scenario. However, we know that the 22 per and the 10 per cent of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) funds, which are under the management of Members of Parliament (MPs) are misappropriated. That is a...

July 10, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 47 (Applause)

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of reforms in the police, the Constitution had good intention creating the IPOA and the Office of National Police Service Commission (NPSC) . However, we have allowed these two offices to be muzzled by the IG. This is where we need to...

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion, hoping that we will bring amendments so that all the good things that Members are talking about here are also captured in that Motion. I want to start by sending my condolences to the families and friends of those...

Sen. Osotsi Sen. Wakoli, my friend, we are reflecting. Allow us to reflect. (Loud consultations)

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not intend to hurt my good friend, the Speaker of the National Assembly. However, this is a moment of reflection and this is something I have thought about. July 3, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 18 Sen. OsotsiI have seen the Parliamentary norms even within...

Sen. Osotsi If we want to do justice to this country, let us revisit Chapter 6 of the Constitution on Leadership and Integrity. Can we have this chapter fully implemented? We need to move forward.

Sen. Osotsi On a point of order!

Sen. Osotsi On a point of order, Mr. Temporary, Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are having a critical reflection in this House. We are talking about matters of discrimination and unethical conduct, but we are seeing the same being practiced. I was among the first persons to come here and logged in. Now other Members are being...

Sen. Osotsi Proceed, Sen. Mungatana. (Sen. Mungatana spoke off the record) (Voting in progress)

Division at the end. THE COUNTY ALLOCATION OF REVENUE BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.25 OF 2024)

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. We worked so hard to ensure our counties get Kshs400 billion. We are now distributing those monies to our counties. This Bill shows that my county is getting an additional Kshs190 million. I urge the governor and his people to...