Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

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• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: 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
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: Now that Hon. Millie’s amendment has been carried, the one of the Committee falls. I hope that the Hon. Chairman understands that. Proceed, Hon. Millie. view
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 2 – (b) in the definition of the term “alternative care” by deleting the words “at least overnight”; view
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: I actually have it. It is Paragraph (b). It is only that I am also referring to the reasons to enable us move quickly. The reason for that is to ensure better legislative drafting because what I am saying is, delete the word “at least overnight” and put a time-frame. “At least overnight” is a bit casual. So, we are just saying that alternative care means “an arrangement where a child is looked after outside the parental home on a temporary basis for any period beyond 12 hours. It should not be “at least overnight”. What is “at least overnight?” ... view
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson. If the deletion is carried, my proposed amendment falls. I had proposed an amendment because “approved” sounds like somebody working for an Approved School. The Committee, in its wisdom, decided to do away with that all together. Nonetheless, I want to draw 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
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: the attention of the Committee to the purpose of my amendment. It was to infuse responsibilities of persons who may not necessarily be within the Government structure but work for children - like the people who work for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Some of the amendments that were brought yesterday take care of this. I support the Chair’s amendment. view
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT the Bill be amended in clause 2 – (d) in the definition of the term “authorized officer” by inserting the words “a counselor lawyer” immediately after the words “a teacher”; If you may notice, the authorized officers that we already have in the Bill include police officer, a chief, a children’s officer, probation officer, prisons officer, a registered medical practitioner, labour officer and a teacher. I wish the chair can listen to my explanation. The authorized officers that you have include police officer, However, when you are dealing, especially with children ... view
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, in order that we move forward, I can drop it. However, I want to let Members know that lawyers are not necessarily from NGOs. We have state counsels. I started my work as a state counsel. A state counsel is a lawyer for the Government. We have a legal aids scheme by the Government. So, when you say lawyer and counselor, those are people who deal with children more regularly in the court systems. To enable us to go forward, I will let it pass. So, I withdraw it. view
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in clause 2 – (e) by deleting the definition of the expression “best interest of the child” and substituting therefor the following new definition- “best interest of the child” means the principles that prime the child’s right to survival, protection, participation and development above other considerations and includes the rights contemplated under Article 53 (1) of the Constitution; If you may notice, the definition that is on the draft Bill is a little brief and it refers to Article 53 of the Constitution and the Schedule. I ... view
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I agree with the Chair. We had discussed it earlier. So, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: - THAT the Bill be further amended in Clause 2 – (e) by deleting the definition of the expression “best interest of the child” and substituting therefor the following new definition- “best interest of the child” means the principles that prime the child’s right to survival, protection, participation and development above other considerations and includes the rights anticipated under this Act and under Article 53 (1) of the Constitution and Section 7 of this Act; view