Osotsi Godfrey Atieno

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity. I was still chairing the meeting of the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPIC) . IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATED REVENUE COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have listened to your ruling very carefully. I provided documents and I am not willing to withdraw because I know the event happened. The documents I provided were the documents I have as the evidence. The truth of the matter is that the clashes happened. Even...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 23rd November, 2023: Report of the Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on its consideration of the Audit Reports of the following Water Service Providers for the year...

Mr, Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Reports of the Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on its consideration of the Audit Reports for the years ended, 30th June, 2019, 30th June, 2020 and 30th June,...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker Temporary, Sir, for this opportunity. Let me comment on the Statement by Sen. Cherarkey regarding the police brutality on two people that is Peter Kiplimo and Irene Chemtai. This police station called Cheptulu Police Station is situated in Vihiga County and these particular two individuals come...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order, Sen. Osotsi? Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise on Standing Order No. 103 (2) , matters sub judice or secret, that says- “A matter shall be considered to be sub judice when it refers to...

It reads- “A Senator alleging that a matter is sub judice shall provide evidence to show that paragraph (2) and (3) are applicable.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have the court order with me and all the necessary documentation. I am willing to table it before the House. (Applause) Proceed. Mr....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, you had asked me to be ready with my documentation and I am ready to table them. You know that window has long closed. Any other Senator can raise that, but not you. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a serious matter.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the onset, I want to say that I oppose this Motion for various reasons. This Motion is pegged on Article 240 (8) (b) of the Constitution which says- “The Council may, with the approval of Parliament-

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a House of debate. You have listened to me talk. Sen. Osotsi, you are imputing improper motive which is in breach of Standing Order No. 101 (4) . Mr. Speaker, Sir, the HANSARD will bear me witness. I said and I want to challenge the...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not run away from issues and I have been known for that. I will confront the issues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that this Motion is unconstitutional because the Committee conveniently did not look at the provisions of Article 241 (2) that lists down...

“The lesson from the history of government is that you cannot manage the economy with propaganda. In fact, you can engage in all the propaganda you want, but if the fundamentals are weak, the exchange rate will expose you.” You are blaming the former Government that we have a leakage;...

Indeed, you are out of order to that extent. Sen. Osotsi, you need to withdraw that and apologize. For your information, you will recall that there was a report that was tabled before the House from the National Assembly and this House on the deployment of forces to Haiti and...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, to be honest and the HANSARD will bear me witness, I said that some of us probably are taken as voting machines. Listen to that phrase. I would want the HANSARD to be produced---

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just because I want to finish my contribution and do not want to be gagged anymore, I will withdraw the ‘voting machine’ aspect. However, I am an expert in the computer industry and I know what a machine does. A machine is a gadget that is...

Madam Temporary Speaker, let me also join my colleagues to send my sincere condolences to the family, friends, relatives and the people of Kakamega County for the loss of Hon. Omondi. She Omondi was a personal friend and a political associate. Madam Temporary Speaker, when I was the Secretary General...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I direct this clarification to the Counsel for the County Assembly. There seem to be disparities in the document submitted by the County Assembly in relation to the invitation letter to China. The document submitted by the County Assembly on Page 60 differs in content from the...

The County Assembly presented an alleged extract from IFMIS that is not verified. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House has passed a law called the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crime Act, 2018, and I participated in processing that law. Under Section 14 (2) , it is very clear that any data...

This is a very important Petition. I wish to request the Committee that will handle this matter to act expeditiously and communicate to this House on the way forward. That is a lacuna in law that we need to deal with. How I wish that they looked at the issue...

We want our Speakers to be unquestionable; people who exercise independence when they sit on that Chair, exercise trust and integrity---

Sen. Osotsi, this Petition is on academic qualifications. Comment on whether the issues raised are okay or not so that we make progress. Proceed to conclude in the next 30 seconds.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee must look at the matter holistically in terms of the qualifications and conduct of the Speaker. In conclusion, it is wrong for speakers to be engaged in politics and be party leaders of political parties. How will they exercise fairness and independence if they...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this important opportunity to also weigh in on this Motion on the repossession of movable assets by lending institutions due to non-performing loans. Let me start by thanking the Mover, Sen. Wamatinga, for bringing this timely Motion to this House. As a House,...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Standing Order No.105 is continually being misused in this House to curtail debate. You cannot substantiate an opinion. I made an opinion. Just to respond to your directive, I stated in my presentation that it was promised that seven million Kenyans would be removed from...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order, Sen. Osotsi? Mr. Temporary Speaker, you know I do not need any lectures from Sen. Cherarkey on the economy. We are feeling it. The economy is not working and Kenyans are feeling it. So, you...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to comment on the statements made by colleagues. I wish to comment on the Statement made by the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, regarding revenue generation and usage. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Statement. I wish the...

Very well. Sen. Faki can inform me.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The point I wanted to say---

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I mentioned that the former regime sold Telkom Kenya to a foreign company and Sen. Cherarkey is right to mention Helios as a company. That is a fact. However, I also mentioned that the former Government, after investigation, bought back Telkom Kenya. Nonetheless, it is also a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for this opportunity to add my voice on this matter. This is not the first time this House is debating this Motion. We had a similar Motion on the matter involving the impeachment of the Meru Governor. We also had a similar Motion on the...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration regarding recruitments in public service and the representation of Kenya’s diversity. In the Statement, the Committee should-