Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am sure you have heard the hon. Member relying on newspaper reports for debate in this House. Procedurally, it is not allowed. Is he in order to rely on newspaper reports to come and give information to this House when that is not allowed procedurally? view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I stand to oppose. My view was really that we should all have the flags. But if we cannot all have the flags, then there is no reason why we are giving Cabinet Secretaries and us Members of Parliament, who were elected by the people of Kenya, we want to treat ourselves as second-class citizens. I oppose. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I stand to oppose. My view was really that we should all have the flags. But if we cannot all have the flags, then there is no reason why we are giving Cabinet Secretaries and us Members of Parliament, who were elected by the people of Kenya, we want to treat ourselves as second-class citizens. I oppose. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. Actually, I wanted to say that even though I did not agree with the procedure, I agree with the substance. I agree that every Kenyan should fly the flag. If it is an issue of patriotism, why should we be ashamed of flying our own flag? I, as a Member of Parliament, should fly the flag; the Cabinet Secretary should fly the flag; the President should fly the flag and the shoemakers should fly the flag. We are all proud Kenyans. Why are we creating a culture of making other Kenyans look more superior than ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. Actually, I wanted to say that even though I did not agree with the procedure, I agree with the substance. I agree that every Kenyan should fly the flag. If it is an issue of patriotism, why should we be ashamed of flying our own flag? I, as a Member of Parliament, should fly the flag; the Cabinet Secretary should fly the flag; the President should fly the flag and the shoemakers should fly the flag. We are all proud Kenyans. Why are we creating a culture of making other Kenyans look more superior than ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I just want to thank hon. Mbadi for this clever initiative. I wish to support him especially as fellow Subarian given also that we are promoting intellectual tourism in Mbita and Suba. I want to thank him especially because this Bill is pro-poor, pro-women, pro-children and pro-fishermen. On the fishing issue, a lot of challenges that we have faced as fishermen and fisherwomen is on the issue of high cost of nets. So, I want to thank him for thinking very clearly of fishermen. I want to thank him for thinking ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I just want to thank hon. Mbadi for this clever initiative. I wish to support him especially as fellow Subarian given also that we are promoting intellectual tourism in Mbita and Suba. I want to thank him especially because this Bill is pro-poor, pro-women, pro-children and pro-fishermen. On the fishing issue, a lot of challenges that we have faced as fishermen and fisherwomen is on the issue of high cost of nets. So, I want to thank him for thinking very clearly of fishermen. I want to thank him for thinking ... view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Speaker. I wish to seek clarification on the issue of discrimination. Even though I know that the request was sought specifically touching on the Muslim faith, I must declare that my husband is an elder of the SDA church. Therefore, I want to speak on behalf of the SDA Church. view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, of the SDA church. I want to say that the Seventh Day Adventist Church – I was in the Constitutional Committee that provided a special day and I actually pushed for that because the SDAs must observe their day of worship which is not effected in schools. What the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology has done is to present a case of helplessness and that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is not doing anything. Therefore, I need clarification from the Chairperson of the Committee on what they are going to do to ensure that the ... view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: and present words and say that they are helpless. What are we going to do so that Children belonging to the SDA Church are protected? view