Osotsi Godfrey Atieno

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to also contribute to this important Motion of approval for the nomination of the members of the National Climate Change Council. Climate change is an important topic globally because it affects all of us. Someone said yesterday that we used...

Sen. OsotsiA March 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 22 Sen. Osotsi A Department before being appointed the Director of Licensing and Compliance at the newly formed CAK in the year 2000.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in 2012, Mr. Francis Wangusi was appointed the Director-General of CAK, a position he held until his...

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Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand here today a very sad man. I have been caught by shock because I did not know that my good friend, Francis Wangusi, had passed on. This is a man whom I had tremendous respect for because of his agility and dedication...

Proceed, Sen. Wafula.

Sen. Osotsi Thank You, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order--- March 14, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 30

Sen. Osotsi I was waiting for---

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

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for my neighbour, Sen. Cherarkey, to claim that Musasa is in Nandi County when we know very well that Musasa is in Vihiga County? (Sen. Cheruiyot spoke off record) He said near Vihiga. It is not near Vihiga. It is within...

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

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a House of honour. Our friend here and Hon. Senator for Nandi County, has made a habit of using foul language on his colleagues. Is it in order for him to use that of kind language on an honourable Senator?

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House is degenerating. We are allowing the Senate Majority Leader, someone holding a high position in this House, to make reckless statements which are not substantiated and use foul language like a ‘kangaroo’. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we must take this House to where it...

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the status of Kaimosi Friends University College after being awarded a Charter on 2nd August, 2022. In the Statement, the Committee Should- HARVESTING OF CYPRESS...

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I asked you to give me one minute to comment on it.

Sen. Osotsi Very well.

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the hon. Members of Vihiga County Assembly for paying us a visit. They have just attended a meeting of the Committee on CPISF, where we were looking into the issue of Amatsi Water Company. They played a big role in supporting...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Osotsi I am sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was expecting this.

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries regarding the status of the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Project popularly known as NARIGP in Vihiga County. March 1, 2023 SENATE DEBATES...

Sen. Osotsi Sen. Osotsi, if, indeed, you have nothing to say, do not queue in the system. Sen. Cherarkey, please, proceed.

Sen. Osotsiand Senegal are two of the countries that I really admire to go and interact with the people.To our visitors from Makueni, let me begin by congratulating Gov. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. for winning his Petition today. You are very lucky to have a good governor. He was one of...

I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me begin by welcoming the delegation from Gambia. Gambia is similar to my county of Narok, where there are lots of wildlife. I know tourism is one of your main foreign income earners. I want to encourage them, while here, to visit Narok...

and Senegal are two of the countries that I really admire to go and interact with the people.To our visitors from Makueni, let me begin by congratulating Gov. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. for winning his Petition today. You are very lucky to have a good governor. He was one of us;...

Sen. Osotsi Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to speak to the next matter but I---

Sen. Osotsi Yes. I can speak on this matter.

Sen. Osotsi I must thank my colleague, the Senator for Nairobi City County, for bringing up this matter. Most of us were shocked to read in the media that over 4000 doctors are unemployed yet the Government has spent a lot of resources to train these doctors. They are also...

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Sen. Osotsi, I thought you should now be crafting a communication because you are an expert in this matter. (Laughter) February 21, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 25 Sen. Osotsi Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have had the benefit to look at the detailed orders issued by the court. In your Communication,...

Sen. Abdul Haji, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have listened to the proceedings and the submissions by Members. I do not want to correct my elder who has spoken before me and stated that Jubilee Party has been poached and moved to Kenya Kwanza side. As a ranking Member of Jubilee...

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Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have just walked in from the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) . I did not know what was being discussed but I have heard Senators talking about sports. Football matters are very dear to me and I need to say something about...

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Sen. Osotsi Hon. Senators, if you look at your Order Paper, it is fairly long today. Therefore, we should not entertain unnecessary points of order. When the Senate Leader of Minority stood on a point of order, I followed very keenly to pick what the point of order was all...

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Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to welcome my friend, Hon. Sen. William Kisang. I start by congratulating him for winning the seat following a very stiff competition. We all witnessed what happened in Elgeyo Marakwet County. He deserves the win. We served with...

Sen. Osotsi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to confirm to the House that I am a Member of JLAC. I sat through in part of the debate and discussions in the Committee. We have history with this particular legislation. In 2017, we had a joint Committee which comprised...

Sen. Osotsi Earlier in the morning, I said that the role of the Public Service Commission (PSC) is to bring in their expertise in Human Resource (HR) . If we drop the nominee from this Commission, where shall we get that type of wisdom considering that they are the experts...

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I rise to support the amendment. The reasoning is that for you to have a balance, one man and one woman should be nominated by the Parliamentary Service Commission, and again, one man and one woman should be nominated by the majority and minority political parties....

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Sen. Osotsi Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, you can see where we had our differences. That gentleman is clearly not in a tie; he is not appropriately dressed. He should not be counted as being part of these proceedings. (Several Senators spoke off record) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Abdul Haji) :...

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