Millie first thought about becoming Mbita MP at age 13. The graduate of University of Nairobi School of Law has worked as a lawyer and women and children rights activist. The CRADLE is one of the MP’s dream come true. She founded the organization that promotes the rights of children since 1997. Millie has received the YWCA Democracy Award and the Eve woman of the year for human rights and gender. Her political tipping point came when she served as a delegate at the Bomas of Kenya, during the constitutional drafting process. ODM party nominated her to Parliament 2008 and she clinched the Mbita seat in the 2013 election.
17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 155 be amended by inserting the following new sub-clause after sub-clause 6— (6A) a person who is aggrieved by a care order may appeal to the Court. I want to clarify that I gave the wrong reasons for Clause 154, even though I still support the deletion, which we have done. The reason for Clause 154 has to do with discipline of children which parents have. But if we put is as proviso, it is actually negative. But now the reason I gave for Clause 154 is actually for Clause ...
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
I beg to move: THAT, Clause 158 be amended— (a) by deleting sub-clause (1) and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause — “(1) a care order or interim order may be discharged
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
I beg to move: THAT, Clause 163 be amended by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after sub-clause (4)—
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
“(5) The court shall consider the views of the child before making an order under this section”. This clause deals with a child who escapes from an institution. All I am seeking is that the courts, before making any order, get the views of the child. Sometimes, children run away from institutions because of abuse. It would be good for the courts to know why a child is running from an institution.
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
I beg to move: THAT, Clause 164 of the Bill be amended — The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
(1) in sub-clause (1) by deleting the words “one month” in sub-clause (b) and substituting therefor the words “fourteen days”. (2) in sub-clause (2) by deleting the words “not exceeding” appearing immediately after the words “fine” and substituting therefor the words “of not less than”. I will move my amendments with a further amendment. First, it is by dropping the first proposed amendment. Secondly, it is by replacing “one hundred” with “one million”. I am dropping the earlier proposed amendments. Instead, I am deleting “one hundred” and replace with “one million”, in sub-clause (2).
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
I beg to move: THAT, Clause 168 of the Bill be amended — (a) by deleting sub-clause (2); (b) by deleting sub-clause (3) and substituting therefor the following (3) The age presumed or declared by the Court under subsection (1) to be the age of any person appearing before it shall, for purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the person’s age unless the contrary proof is adduced before Court. Before I give the reason and because of how big this Bill is, I just want to notice that we might miss out some items. We might have missed ...
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
children. The court should be able to reverse that order. As it is currently worded, it will be tying the hands of the courts.
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT Clause 172 of the Bill be amended by in sub clause (1) by— (a) inserting the words “in need of care and protection” immediately after the word “children” in paragraph (a); (b) deleting sub clause (1) and substituting therefor the following sub clauses— (ba) to promote long term parental care, with the goal of family reunification in the first instance; or (bb) accommodating children in alternative, safe and nurturing family relationships for long periods of time; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ...
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17 May 2022 in National Assembly:
(bc) to provide social and economic stability in the life of a child or children who may be denied or unable to have a stable family support system. I want to bring to your attention that the Order Paper makes reference to sub-clause (2) in paragraph (b) instead of sub-clause (1) (b). I want to make that correction because my amendments relate to sub-clause (1). I have no amendments to sub-clause (2). The amendments are basically to sharpen meanings and make it clear that foster care is for a short time and not a long time. As the provision is ...
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