Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

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• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: But if we do not make a proviso, we will go through a lot of things I saw when I was representing children in the Cradle. A lot of children, especially the street ones will tell you that whenever they are in the justice system, the kind of punishments they would be given would be tied to ropes and hanged on rooftops and some of them would be stripped naked and beaten. So, I am suggesting that even when a child has done a mistake and is being punished under the justice system, the punishment must be humane, preserve the ... view
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• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 27 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (3)- (3a) Any court cost under this section shall be kept at a minimum. What it seeks to do is ensure ease of filing for persons taking matters on behalf of children or in the best interest of a child so that costs are kept at a minimum. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, there are varying costs in court. You cannot put a specific amount. When it says it be put at a 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
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: minimum, it means for whichever category. For instance, filing a suit on child support may be separate from filing a suit on a violation of the human rights of a child. There may be different costs which I cannot tabulate here. They are tabulated under different systems of law. If you put a general principle that they are kept at a minimum, they will look at the minimum in the categories of whatever law they do, and give that minimum. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: I beg to move: THAT, Clause 28 of the Bill be amended – (a) by inserting the word “any” immediately before the words “matter before court”; (b) in paragraph (b) by inserting the words “provided that the child’s best interest shall remain paramount” immediately after the word “need”; (c) by inserting the following paragraphs immediately after paragraph (e)- (f) attend school unless prevented by factors beyond their ability; (g) not discriminate against other children on account of ethnicity, race, disability, gender, social status or other grounds; (h) protect the environment; (i) not to abuse or harm other children; The electronic ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: (j) not to destroy any property. There is just a correction in the first part. There is a word “any” that is missing. We are saying “in any matter before a court of law” so that it is grammatically correct. In the second part, in paragraph “b”, we want to make sure that the best interest of a child is taken into account even when we are giving children duties. Finally, I seek to insert new sub paragraphs immediately after paragraph (e), to insert sub- paragraphs (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j). If you notice, the duties we are giving ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be amended in subsection (2) by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— (b) the duty to protect the child from neglect, abuse and discrimination; There is reference to differential treatment but in a manner that does not mean differential treatment. How can you protect a child from differential treatment when it is a positive thing? As Hon. Nyikal explained, if you have children with learning disabilities, you sit them in front of the class. That is differential treatment. There can ... view
• 11 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
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to let the Chairman know that I propose a definition of differential treatment. I was once before a three-judge bench on the issue of differential treatment in the case of RN versus the Attorney-General. The child was two years old. The bench found that differential treatment is not discriminatory. It is positive. It is about treating a child in a different manner that is beneficial to the child. How can treating a child in a manner that is beneficial to her or him be negative? We should not confuse differential treatment with discrimination. You ... view