Osotsi Godfrey Atieno

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am ready to substantiate. On Tuesday, 5th October, 2023, during a Motion of Adjournment under Standing Order No.37 moved by Sen. Munyi Mundigi titled, “Ukosefu wa Usalama Katika Kaunti ya Turkana na Eneo la Sondu”, I contributed to the Motion giving incidences of similar conflicts that...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for your guidance. However, I want to state that I have the videos of the animals that were burnt, I have the video clip of the news coverage by Citizen TV and a copy of the OB. All these documents are in this flash disk....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, all the evidence is here; the substantiation that I was to make is to--- (Loud consultations)

I now call upon the mover to reply, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. I want to respect the independence of the CRA. However, being independent does not mean you are not subject to oversight. We want to see how they determine marginalization in our areas.In any case, the Equalization Fund was meant...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I will contribute to this Motion of adjournment by supporting it. The Senate is creating a bad precedent. I have observed that Members have brought Motions of adjournment to discuss serious issues. Nonetheless, when the Motion is moved for debate, we do not discuss the substance of...

Government when this land was being sold to these people? Where was the Government when schools were being licensed in this area? There is a lot to say about this.Madam Temporary Speaker, this matter ought to have been taken as an inquiry by this House. Unfortunately, the Chairperson of the...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I am rising under Standing Order No.105 which my good friend Sen. Cherarkey has misused in this House. It is important for me to rise on this because we are degenerating as a House. When you are discussing a matter, it has become the norm that the...

THAT clause 6 of the Bill be amended - THAT Clause 7 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by deleting the words “the National Assembly” appearing immediately after the words “approval of the” in the proviso to paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the word “Parliament”. That will now...

THAT Clause 8 of the Bill be amended - Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to drop the amendment. Initially, I thought that if we have a Corporation Secretary who is defined in this Bill, it contradicts other parts of this Bill, which says that the Board will have flexibility...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to drop the amendment. Initially, I thought that if we have a Corporation Secretary who is defined in this Bill, it contradicts other parts of this Bill, which says that the Board will have flexibility to determine the staffing. After consultation, I think it...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I confirm that I do not have any amendment on Clause 15. The Temporary Chairperson (

No, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. The Temporary Chairperson (

The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Wakili Sigei): Division will be at the end. Clause 46 THAT Clause 16 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (e) - THAT clause 46 of the Bill be amended - THAT clause 21 of the Bill be amended...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, after consulting the Clerks-at-the Table, I have realised that there is a typo on the Order Paper, which left out Clause 15 which I had an amendment on. The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Wakili Sigei) : Very well proceed. Clause 15 THAT clause 24 of the Bill...

THAT clause 34 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “in consultation with the Council of County Governors” immediately after the words “Cabinet Secretary shall”. The import of this amendment as per the previous ones is to allow the involvement of CoG in formulation of regulations, because the...

Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the Senate, its consideration of the Digital Health Bill (National Assembly Bills No.57 of 2023) and its approval thereof without amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Wakili Sigei) : Hon. Members,...

It is only about three per cent of Kenyans who earn more than Kshs50,000 a month. Given the rating of taxes that have been introduced especially this financial year, it is my feeling that Kenyans cannot take any more taxation. I feel that a cap is necessary, so that the...

AYES:30 NOES: 7 ABSTENTIONS: Nil.

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move - THAT Clause 4 of the Bill be amended -

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I propose- THAT Clause 15 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by inserting the words “and the Council of County Governors” immediately after the words “the Cabinet Secretary” The import of the amendment just like the previous ones is to ensure that the involvement...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for the opportunity to comment on this Bill. I start by appreciating the spirit of this Bill. Apart from this life of politics, I am an Information Communication Technology (ICT) practitioner. One of the solutions I have provided is integrated hospital solutions. I know what...

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

Mr. Speaker, Sir, my good neighbour Sen. Cherarkey has claimed that every time the President goes to Nyanza, there are clashes in Sondu. Is he in order to say that because we know that clashes have been occurring in that area for many years? Even in the days of President...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The events of Sondu are saddening. Sen. Cherarkey started very well by saying that we need to talk about solutions and how this matter can be addressed. In September 2020, the governors of the Great Lakes Region Economic Bloc held a meeting and had...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that you need to protect us from the politics. We want to address this issue. I was giving incidences that have happened. One of the incidences was on the boundary between Aldai and Vihiga County. They are happening. I was simply documenting the incidences...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when someone is absent from their county, they get problems like Sen. Cherarkey. I am present in my county and I know every corner of it. There were clashes in Aldai, near the boundary with Vihiga and Serem. Animals and houses were burnt. I want to...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my good friend the Senator for Kiambu County knows the problem that we have with his Governor appearing before our accountability Committee. He is a distinguished Member of my Committee, CPISFC and we have a similar problem with the Governor of Kiambu County appearing before us....

It is a bunch of operatives.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to also express my views on this very important Bill. From the onset, this is a good Bill. I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that one of the most fundamental things done by this Senate is to come up with...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very valid Petition in which the election law needs to be amended to allow only voters of a particular county to be nominated to the county assembly. That should not stop at the voters, they should also be a resident of that...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I started contributing to this Bill in the Morning. While contributing to it, I was talking about mineral royalties. I was concerned that there were no clear criteria in the allocation of these royalties. You find one region got close to Kshs2.5 billion and...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, and Sen. Osotsi for indulging me. I just wanted to let the distinguished Senator for Vihiga County know that the industrial parks are a joint venture between the county and the national Government. Counties, in their budget-making process, already allocated Kshs250 million and they...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. What the good Senator has said is what we all know. It is in the public domain. However, I was referring to this Bill where only 18 counties have been allocated the KShs250 million. Again, most of these Sen. Wafula?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. Turkana County was an experience to most of us, especially, first-time Senators. We learnt a lot, but there is room for improvement. I am sure--- (Interruption of debate on Communication from the Chair) POINT OF ORDER PRESENCE OF SEN. GLORIA ORWOBA IN...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the position taken by colleagues who have spoken before me. In this country, we have three Arms of Government. We have the Judiciary, the Legislature, and the Executive. The doctrine of separation of powers is a very important in this country. The three Arms...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was saying that the experience of the Senate Mashinani in Turkana County was very enriching especially to the new Members of the Senate. We learnt and experienced a lot. There were some challenges here and there, like when some of us saw the news...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I had proposed an amendment as per the Order Paper, but I think my colleague Sen. Mungatana has comprehensively covered that Part (1) of Clause 9. Therefore, I will only retain Part (b) , which is in subclause (4) by deleting the words “guidelines” appearing immediately after...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, my amendment on Clause 10 (3) (f) is meant to delete the provision on data protection. You will notice that that provision only applies to the CHPs. The intention is to delete that and have a global clause according to my proposed amendment. This will take care...

“Coordinate, with the National Treasury and other development partners, for the mobilization and allocation of adequate resources to support the realization of accessible, acceptable and equitable primary health care services.” That is not the role of either government, but

I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 14. The importance of this amendment is to do away with the National Advisory Council that has been proposed in Clause 14. From the contribution of many Members, I thought that this was going to violate the Constitution...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT, Clause 16 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (3) by- In lieu of what my colleague, Sen. Osotsi, indicated that he was moving some amendments with regards to the definitions in Clause 2, we should accommodate the aspect of referring the...

Mover, kindly proceed. (Loud consultations) Madam Temporary Chairperson, the essence of this amendment is to amend Clause20 (3) that says that “the Committee members in subclause (1) shall be appointed in writing by the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) and shall serve for a period of three years.” Madam Temporary...

Hon. Senators, the results of the Division are as follow:-AYES: 32 NOES: Nil. ABSENTIONS: Nil.

Hon. Senators, we are going to defer the following Orders. Order No.8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Yes, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I will go with the Committee’s position. (Proposed amendment by

What is your point of order? (Question of the amendment proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to Move that the amendments on New Clause 13A be taken. The essence --- The Temporary Chairperson (

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move - THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 13 - Financing of primary health care functions. 13A. (1) The National Government may, in accordance with the law relating to county governments additional allocations, provide such resources...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move that the Bill be amended by inserting the following New Clause 22A immediately after Clause 22- Adherence to data protection. No. 24 of 2019. 22A. Every person shall, in the implementation off this Act, adhere to the provisions of the Data Protection Acti...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting the word “community health promoter” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “community health volunteer”. This is basically to improve on the definition of a community health promoter. Considering what has been amended:

Madam Temporary Speaker, the amendment by the Chairperson of the Committee is similar to my earlier amendment on the transitioning of community health volunteers to promoters. However, the amendment I am proposing to Clause 2 is to just improve on the definition. It is not affecting the amendment by the...

I confirm the amendment is the same. Therefore, I drop mine. (Proposed amendment by

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new Clause immediately after Clause 23- Annual reporting. 23A. Within three months after the end of each financial year, the accounting officer for a county health facility shall—

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Chairperson. The Temporary Chairperson (

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I have an amendment to Clause 2 The Temporary Chairperson (

Madam Temporary Chairperson, it is even on the Order Paper. The Temporary Chairperson (

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new definition in its proper alphabetical sequence- “receivables” means monies raised by a county health facility, monies appropriated by a county government, conditional grants, donations, and gifts. This is important to...

I understand his explanation. However, when you make reference to Clause 6 particularly parts 3 (a) , (4) and (7) , you realize it is an ambiguity. In Part 4, they make reference to income and other receivables. In Part 7, they make reference to sources of revenue and other...

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have listened very carefully to contributions from Members here. Clearly, we can all agree that though the intention is good, this Bill, just like the other one, requires some panel beating so that it serves the intended purpose. I have a few concerns about...

Thank you. It is clear that there are outstanding matters that need to be handled even as we think about recruiting the community health promoters. We need to look at their welfare and remuneration. Also, the fate of those who have been working is not clear in this Bill. We...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Kinyua is my good friend. Sen. Osotsi, proceed to conclude your remarks. Mr. Speaker, Sir, he is my good friend, but sometimes he can be a problem. (Laughter) generated in the household and be with someone in Nairobi sitting on it and manipulating it for his...

Some counties have set up this fund whereas others have not. However, if you read through the Bill keenly – I have spent time reading through the Bill – I am concerned that most provisions in this Bill conflict with the Public Finance Management Act. It also conflicts with the...