Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. As a very strong supporter of devolution, I am very reluctant to support this Bill. This is because the greatest malady in Kenya in terms of development is the issue of physical planning. If you look at the way the Bill is formulated, it is very weak in terms of the linkage between the county governments and the national Government and their respective roles in physical planning. Having said that, I will support the Bill reluctantly and I hope that I will find time in the midst of my busy ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: need to come up with a commonsense Bill; all these things that we have written here are purely commonsense things for those of us who are travelled. If you look at Namibia, some things are simple; just by separating estates by colours you have aesthetics. When we went to Botswana, in one of the places the ground was prepared very nicely. So we wondered what was going on there. They said they were just about to put up buildings. We asked what they were for. They told us it was for a road, a line for electricity, water, and a ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: which is a small town. If you look at it, it is picturesque yet Zimbabwe is having one of the greatest challenges in this world, but compare Victoria Falls with Kisumu. There is absolutely no comparison. It is done so amazingly well. We have a young President and a young Deputy. I was hoping that even though we were complaining that the elections were rigged, they would prove us wrong by bringing in new ways of thinking and a new culture of development. I am sorry. I am totally disappointed that youthfulness has not added much value in terms of ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, my concern relates to some issue which I thought you could give guidance on. The Committee has given long reports about the Bills before them. However, in relation to Bills that come before the House, I noted that there has been concern, especially in relation to the Companies Act. There is even suggestion that certain parts of the Companies Act were sneaked in by the House. I know that we are having a new constitutional dispensation and there may be loose ends, especially from the Leader of the Majority Party and the line Ministries. I do not know ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Companies Act is not before this Committee, but the Committees are raising issues of pending Bills. A similar case has arisen in relation to the Health Bill. This also happened to my Bill when it came before the Committee. I am talking about the Companies Bill which is now an Act of Parliament. view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, it is an Act of Parliament. However, there is an issue that is arising. The Executive is pronouncing itself on the Act saying that Parliament sneaked in provisions which go against policy. That is an issue that borders on what I want to call lack of communication between the Leader of the Majority Party and the Executive side. How does Parliament know what Government policy is? The Executive should not appear to be controlling Parliament. The pronouncement from the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the National Treasury is that he will be directing Parliament on what we need to do. ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Mine is on a point of order. We have no quorum. view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I am not leaving the House, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am standing in the House. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. From the outset, I would be reluctant to support this Bill in its current form. Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju, who is a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs has indicated that they have proposed several amendments upon which we should support the Bill. 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
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: However, what we have before us, which we are debating, is not the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs but this Bill. For me, the Bill in its current form does not meet constitutional standards and I would not be keen to support it. As a country, there is growing concern for some of us who are very committed to constitutionalism and protection of human rights, that there is a growing culture of disregard of constitutionalism. Part of it is through Executive action and another part is through legislative action. The most dangerous path through legislative ... view