Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Is that my phone? view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am sorry about that. This is somebody from Urianda in my constituency. I just want to say that even for women, they must remember that they will get challenges, but it does not mean they are any lower. You are supposed to come in to learn politics. If you are going to face those challenges, you are learning politics. I learnt politics the hard way and I have been elected two times and I will The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: be elected the third time by God’s grace and mercy, having come here on affirmative action. I support the two-thirds gender rule. I support 35 per cent allocation to counties. While in the Select Committee, I supported 40 per cent allocation. Some of these things are not about whether they are wrong or right. The Deputy President, William Samoei Ruto, pushed the percentage to counties down and the Hansard can bear me right. It was originally 40 per cent. I pushed and supported the 40 per cent and I would still prefer that, but I am okay with 35 per ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: I am using my words carefully. I am talking of oversight. I am happy that it provides for party primaries which have been a thorny issue. I will not go into it. Again, I am amazed hearing lawyers saying that providing for Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) to be part of the membership of this House is unconstitutional. Please, they should go back to their first-year notes. That is called parliamentary system. It is not unconstitutional. When I came to this House, we had that governance system. It is the best system that we can have. It is the system that was ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: That is unfortunate. I wanted to raise some constitutional legal issues but because of time, let me try to rush. I know that the Speaker has spoken at length to some constitutional legal issues, but I want to add one or two things because of posterity. I want us to look at Article 2 (3) of the Constitution that says: “The validity or legality of this Constitution is not subject to challenge by or before any court or other state organ.” That is food for thought. Article 2 (5) of the Constitution says: “The general rules of international law shall ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: principles. I am glad my dear brother is not here because last time he said he could not understand me. Those are the only principles that you can test the Constitution against for unconstitutionality or identity. I will cite a few examples like the right to self-determination, prohibition of acquisition of territory, genocide, slavery, torture, piracy and racial or ethnic 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. view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: discrimination. If the BBI had any of those provisions, then it would raise what is called ergaomnes obligations. These are obligations towards everyone. That means it is not only the Parliament of Kenya that will have the obligation to make sure they are removed, but the entire world. The international community will not allow you to have such a standard. Otherwise, for every other thing, it is up to us based on the supremacy of the people of Kenya. Actually, this is one of the questions that I asked the Speaker to make a ruling on. The Speaker did not ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Since this is a House of records, we need to have our record clear. I was not making a constitution alone. I have gone on record to say that I opposed the amendments because I had given my position. So, it is not about me butchering the Zero Draft. It is actually victimising the victim. It is not me. I opposed. I am happy that the same things I wanted in Naivasha are coming back. So, I think the record is clear. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for indulging me. I do understand that there is a Motion coming. However, you know we have not been here for a long time and Parliament feels very strange because we are very few. We are dressed like there is war. Indeed, there is a war. It is just that there is a war against an invisible 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. view