Osotsi Godfrey Atieno

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also take this opportunity to welcome our sister, Consolata, to this House and encourage her to work hard. There are a lot of Sen. Kinyua, proceed.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on a matter of countywide concerns regarding expenditure of Equitable Sharable Revenue and County Government Additional Allocations allocated to Vihiga County. In the Financial Year...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was smiling because what Sen. Cherarkey, who is my my neighbour, has said is not applicable to me. Where I come from, people are serious Christians and not night runners.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Motion that the Regulations cited be annulled. The Constitution is very clear that lawmaking is a preserve of Parliament; that is, the National Assembly and the Senate. The only institution which has the powers to make laws enforceable in...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I wish to comment on the Statement by Sen. Onyonka on the issue of irregularities in TSC payroll system. I think this is a very serious issue. Our teachers continue to suffer as a result of the TSC’s inefficiency, especially in the management of...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I had begun my comments on the report tabled by the Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee regarding the markets in Vihiga and Bungoma counties. This report follows the visit undertaken in June last year by the Committee, led by my good friend, the Senator...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to start by thanking the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for taking time not just to respond to my Statement and that of Sen. Wakoli, but also visiting those two counties. They visited my county on 22nd June, 2024, which is about a...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will make comments on the Statement by Sen. Chute on the sharing of telecommunications subscriber data with security agencies. This Statement on data privacy is important as it has been raised before in this House. The Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)...

They have even forgotten that Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) also have a role to do primary oversight. I expect the Secretariat to have a programme to create awareness to the people of Busia--- They have even forgotten that Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) also have a role...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed)

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stopped at the point where I was saying that there are some provisions in this Bill which are quite unique. They are not consistent with the international norms on Technopolis. I said, for example, the definition of the technopolis, particularly the Konza Technopolis,...

Sen. Methu, in 30 seconds, finish, please.

Proceed.

Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker, and Majority Leader. I am delighted to second this Bill. This piece of legislation is one of the very important things that were contained in Vision 2030 that was started after 2013. It has been a while for us to realize the benefits of having...

Sen. Methu calls me a cousin, so let me allow him to.

Thank you for that information. All of us know who she is and her level of experience, heading a critical institution like the ICT Authority---

Madam Temporary Speaker, I am using Standing Order No.105 of the Senate Standing Orders and Article 10 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. One of the reasons is even regional balance.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I mentioned the CA.

Mr. Temporary Chairman, just like Sen. Mungatana has said, overriding a presidential referral is an uphill task because it requires two-thirds Members of this House to change that. However, it should go on record that there is an ambiguity in the definition of a relative, particularly the word affinity. What...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, this is another amendment that is very annoying. I think this is the House that is going to help Kenyans, because if you look at Article 115 of the Constitution, where the referral was based, it talks about two-thirds. We can easily raise two-thirds here. The...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to direct my question to counsel for the Governor and this is based on the affidavit by Counsel Theuri where he has stated that there was no sitting. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I find this to be a very fundamental issue in this case, which will...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The matter before us is very weighty. The issue of there not being a sitting is not a matter that we can take lightly. I have What is the point of order, Senator for Meru County?