Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

Parties & Coalitions

Born

1966

Email

odhiambomillie@yahoo.co.uk

Telephone

0721207518

Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

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.

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3191 to 3200 of 6553.

  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: The Temporary Deputy Chairman, my point of order is that Hon. Duale knows that I oppose this amendment. So, he was just inciting me to stand and say I oppose. view
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wish to support this amendment. The reason I support this amendment is because it speaks to the issues of concern that were raised about self-regulation; as a Member of African Parliamentarians' Network Against Corruption ( APNAC ) and Parliamentarians for Global Action that is concerned about issues of ethics and governance, I think when we provide a layer of protection within Parliament, then we are not being honest because the administrator we were bringing was basically to shield us, but we are using a language that makes it appear that we are providing a higher ... view
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: My microphone is still on 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
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I second. view
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill from a human rights perspective. We must protect our workers, especially those who do manual labour. One of the things I like about the Bill is that it provides a limit on the weights that would be carried by manual labourers. I would urge the Member to look at the proposed new Section 29C(1) and (2) because the provisions therein appear to contradict each other. On the one hand it provides for a maximum weight based on physiological characteristics and on the other hand it says the maximum ... view
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Yes. view
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you know that I was away in the US on parliamentary duty. Indeed, I had 77 pages of amendments to the Fisheries Bill, which was prosecuted in my absence. So, I would not really say whether it has come before the Committee. However, when I was around I did not see it before the Committee. view
  • 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I hear you. We will look at those areas in the Committee, if the Bill has not already come before the Committee. People who carry loads because they are desperate for money sometimes have lower negotiation power. That is why as Parliament we need to force employers to follow certain standards. We will look at the concerns. Thank you. view

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