Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Actually, I did not intend to speak to this. I am a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and, sometimes, I prefer to give other Members a chance. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will speak for one minute. I also almost got married in Murang’a and so, I have an interest in this matter. That aside, I am just wondering, because we want to set standards and what Hon. Ichung’wah has raised is very important. The other day, I was being asked to declare my interest because over 10 years ago, I worked in the children’s sector on an issue of children. Should all the people in this House who have children declare their interest when there is a matter on children? Should all the lawyers declare their ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will speak for one minute. I also almost got married in Murang’a and so, I have an interest in this matter. That aside, I am just wondering, because we want to set standards and what Hon. Ichung’wah has raised is very important. The other day, I was being asked to declare my interest because over 10 years ago, I worked in the children’s sector on an issue of children. Should all the people in this House who have children declare their interest when there is a matter on children? Should all the lawyers declare their ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Report by the Committee and thank them for a very good job. I also want to add my voice to what other Members have said in relation to what Hon. Kabinga, Member for Mwea has said. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: The NG-CDF has actually changed the lives of millions of Kenyans. Until the NG-CDF was introduced in the country, the issue of inequity in Kenya was very pronounced and glaring. Right now, because of NG-CDF, we can see the face of Kenya beginning to change. We are seeing the eradication of mud-walled classes and children studying under trees. Unfortunately, there is a challenge, if you actually look at the way NG-CDF is disbursed. It does not take into account the realities on the ground. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: I know Hon. Chachu Ganya in terms of geography has half of Kenya at his disposal. I do not have half of Kenya, but in my own constituency, I represent seven habitable islands. So, whereas he has a challenge on land, I have a challenge in water. Not only do I have the islands, but also valleys like Lambwe. So, the topography in my constituency is very complex. I remember in the last Parliament, I invited the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I wanted them to go to the furthest island, Remba Island, which is very close to Uganda and Tanzania. ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Unfortunately, for me, I cannot get the general idea because I represent. I have to be there at least once or twice a year. If you look at the way the NG-CDF is structured, the primary role of the MP is oversight. I want to thank Hon. Chris Wamalwa for emphasising the fact that many people think, that our role is management. There is a NG-CDF manager who is appointed from Nairobi by the Board; who we do not know, who is not related to us, who is not answerable to us as Members of Parliament and who, most times, ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Shakeel is saying he or she is not answerable to anybody. Our primary role then becomes oversight. If I want to oversee all those seven islands and there is no fund for me to oversee, what do I do? I have to go to my pocket and oversee. Every time I have to do oversight, I hire a boat. Normally, you cannot use one boat. You have to hire two. For every hire, it is Kshs30,000. So, it means every time I have to go to those islands, I use Kshs60,000. Sometimes, depending on how far it is, you ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: I know the work that we do in this Parliament is in the public service, but there is a difference between working in the public service and being extremely mean even to yourself. One of the unspoken things that people do not say is that when Members of Parliament come out and they are so poor and miserable, the same public will look at you and say: “Look at them. They stayed in Parliament for five years and they are still miserable.” Why are you miserable? It is because your money is not your own. You spend time with your ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would want to say that if you actually look at the oversight committee that has been put it the Bill, that committee has the least amount of money. In fact, I do not even want to say it has money because there is no money allocated to it. How do you expect that Committee to move? Again, it is the Members of Parliament who pay the committees to do the oversight role. I know that the media love it when they bash Members of Parliament, but having bashed Members of Parliament, it is ... view