Osotsi Godfrey Atieno

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not intend to speak now but somehow, my button was on.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the matter of KQ is a very serious. I do not think it is just a labour related issue, as the Senator of Kiambu has put it. May I remind Members that this is not the first time Parliament is looking into this matter. The Second Senate...

Sen. Osotsi, what is your point of intervention? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not have any point of order. I just wanted to catch your eye so that you can give me an opportunity to speak later. Very well; it is noted.

Thank you. Proceed, Sen. Crystal Asige.

Thank you, Sen. Osotsi, for your contribution. You stressed the point that the proposition as we debate the Motion should not be to urge but to resolve. I believe that the House should take it along that line so that whatever debate resolutions that come from this Chamber become ones...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to echo the sentiments of my colleague on this issue of SRC. This House is a replica of the county assemblies. What we are getting in this House should be reflect the county assemblies. Removing the car grants for the said members is...

Thank you. Can we move to the next Statement?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on my own behalf and of the people of Vihiga whom I represent I congratulate Sen. Murkomen for his appointment as a CS. I had been observing Sen. Murkomen when I was in the National Assembly and I liked his contributions on the Floor. When he...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not want to contribute to this Statement. I am waiting to make my Statement. However, I support Sen. Cherarkey and the other speakers on appreciating the effort of this boxer in promoting boxing in the country.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Statement by my neighbour and colleague, Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda is very timely. The people of Vihiga County have been yearning to have the boundary problem at Maseno resolved. We need to resolve this matter with less emotions because the people of that area have...

On point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Yes, Sen. Osotsi. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you listened to me carefully, I did not say that the only reason why we are not resolving this matter in time, is intermarriage. I said the people of Vihiga County would want this...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget. It is about the default by the Government of Kenya (GoK) on the Kshs1.312 billion Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) loan from the Export Import Bank of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health on the state of healthcare service provision at the Vihiga County Hospital. In the Statement, the Committee should-

Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you wish, let me make a comment. A few weeks back we received information that there are individuals who are asking for bribes at the Vihiga County Hospital for patients to be treated. Indeed, the county government carried the investigation and one person who is not...

Thank you. STATUS OF VIABILITY OF LAKE TURKANA WIND POWER PROJECT

Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this timely Petition. I know the area that Sen. M. Kajwang’ was referring to. I understand that people in that area have many challenges with transport, particularly the fishermen of that area. I, therefore, call upon the relevant Committee to move with speed...

Madam Temporary Speaker, this issue is of major concern. The CA may have been justified in trying to get the SIM details of all the subscribers, however, the process undertaken by Safaricom in trying to get this data is unlawful. We passed the Data Protection Act in the National Assembly...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am among the Senators who are very keen to make comments about the Committees that we are putting together as a House. If you look at Article 92 of the Constitution, the legislative authority of the Republic is derived from the people and more...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Committee system is a key aspect in Parliaments, globally. A lot of work in Parliament is done in Committees. In fact, it is estimated that over 80 per cent of parliamentary work happens in Committees. A Plenary like this is about 20 per cent...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we will be relooking into the membership of Committees after the Cabinet nominees have been vetted, we can use that opportunity to fix those issues that the distinguished Senator was talking about. I hope that is going to be very soon. I propose that for...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have heard you. I also had an opportunity to look at the HANSARD. The two issues that were raised were on the comment on the Kshs2 billion, where I stated that “we were told”. We all remember the former President Uhuru Kenyatta alluded...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also said “beneficiaries of corruption.” I did not say the other side is corrupt. All the same, pursuant to Standing Order No.105(2), I was prepared to substantiate my allegations on 6th Thursday, 2022, last week because the Standing Orders clearly states ‘not later than the...

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have communications from relevant sources, including a statement made by the former head of the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) , Mr. Mumo Matemu, who clearly stated that this country was losing that amount of money. The former President Uhuru Kenyatta also said that....

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know we are in this House because we are supposed to---

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. (Applause)

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, I thought the Motion is about the Presidential speech, not the Deputy President.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is my neighbour and a good friend. I am concerned that he seems to be discussing a Senator whom he is not mentioning by name. There is no substantive Motion to discuss a Member. Is he in order?

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to also raise my voice on the President’s address which is guided by Article 132 of the Constitution which says that the President will address the newly elected Parliament. My colleagues have talked many things about this. I will seek not...

Mr. Speaker Sir, just for guidance, you know you and I are coming from the other House where, every Member who rises on a point of order must point out the Standing Order on which he is rising. Otherwise, we are going to have frivolous points of orders in this...

Mr. Speaker Sir, I do not want his point of information.

Mr. Speaker Sir, just for guidance, you know you and I are coming from the other House where, every Member who rises on a point of order must point out the Standing Order on which he is rising. Otherwise, we are going to have frivolous points of orders in this...

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Sen. Sifuna, kindly give him time to put his point.

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Sen. Cherargei, I have been here for the past three and a half hours and now we are almost approaching four hours. Members here will agree with me that I have done well this being my first time on this Chair. (Applause)(Laughter) I have already ruled on that matter. Nevertheless,...

I represented a constituency - Kajiado East Constituency - for two terms in the National Assembly. Therefore, I know the importance of the CDF at the constituency level. I can for sure vouch for the Members of the National Assembly that the NG-CDF should be retained.There must be a way...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do require your protection. The Deputy speaker (

Thank you, Sen. Orwoba.

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m. There being no other business, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, 6th October, 2022, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to wind up my contribution, we had a lot of expectations when we went to listen to the President but some of us were disappointed. One of the expectations I had as a Senator representing the people of Vihiga was for the President to tell us...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, to wind up, my last point is that the President, in his Speech, recommended that Ministries should adjust their budgets to save Kshs300 billion in order to support the savings programme. We would like to know more about that. I am sure that the Budget will come...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The House Business Committee is a very crucial Committee in any House. I served in the House Business Committee of the National Assembly for four sessions and I know that nothing happens in the House until the House Business Committee is constituted and approved by...

You are acting like a hooligan and not a Senator! Sen. Cherarkey, be orderly. The Senator for Kilifi is on his feet. Allow him to make his point of order. Proceed, Senator. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is in that regard that I am asking for timeout, so that we have...