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.
8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair, let me read it out so that we are clear on record. Section 17(2) says that there shall be a Director- General of the Authority who shall be appointed competitively by the board. A person shall be qualified to be appointed to be as a Director General if that person holds a degree. These guys were trying to say that a person should not just hold a degree but have a master’s degree. So, I oppose that. A degree is enough. You do not have to have a master’s degree. Secondly, they were saying the person ...
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Thanks, Chair. I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to the Fisheries Management and Development Act No. 35 of 2016- (a) in section 2 by inserting the words “or commercial” immediately after the words “for subsistence” appearing in the definition of the term “artisanal fishing”. If you look at the proposal, you will find that it deletes the word ‘commercial’ in the phrase ‘artisanal fishing’. Through this, I am seeking to protect small-scale fish farmers from stringent rules and licences, so that if you are doing fishing but in a small- ...
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Chair. I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to the Fisheries Management and Development Act No.35 of 2016 – (b) in Section 84(2) by deleting the proposed amendment to paragraph (b); The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Chair. I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to the Fisheries Management and Development Act No.35 of 2016- (c) in Section 98(1) by inserting the words “of which percentage shall not be less than forty per centum (40%) of the crew on the fishing vessel” immediately after the words “citizens of Kenya” appearing in the new paragraph (h). What the parent Act provides is that foreign investors shall ensure that they employ at least 40 per cent of Kenyans. What this proposed amendment does is to remove the requirement ...
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman.
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. There is a very clear difference between a “port” and a “landing station”. Maybe the Mover can explain to us the mischief she is trying to cure.
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, unless you really get a good reason, I will oppose that. The reason I will oppose that is that I am speaking from my backyard. There is nowhere in my constituency that qualifies as a port. So, when you stop the landing bays, then it means you will have actually removed all the landing bays in Suba North from the realm of the Fisheries Management Act. So, you give us a good reason or we consult further on this amendment. We can bring a further amendment. If you look at the Fisheries Management Act – I ...
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have looked at the Schedule and it was worded wrongly. It is referring to three ports as designated landing stations which means that it is defining those ports as stations which are the rural ones like ours. That is okay.
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
We have an interest to speak to this. It is just that we have had a very long day with the miscellaneous amendments. I would kindly urge the House, because it is almost time, to be given time maybe tomorrow to proceed with it.
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