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.
3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
I will strip if you start doing this to us. I stripped in the past and I will do it again.
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am trying but it is the wearer of the shoe who knows where it pinches. That is why you find that even though I am the front-running candidate, all the men are ganging against me and saying: “You would rather a man because---“ Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me relax. I will tell you about it some other day. As a woman I feel that if a woman is qualified, it does not matter whether she is Kamba or Kisii.
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am willing to be informed by him because he is a gender sensitive man.
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am glad that he has shown that because I was going to say that even if you want to be ethnic, we have Gichura. Surely, why pick another Kikuyu man? This is a Kikuyu woman, pick her. This has nothing to do with region. It is gender. That is why I am telling you that I will be, first, a woman before I am Luo or Suba because when it comes to this, you start looking at the gender issue before looking at where I come from. So, I am opposing this Motion. Mr. ...
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw that bit especially because you are “corded” and you are taking the next Government, which will be sensitive to women.
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Duale has challenged hon. Members to declare their interest in relation to Prof.
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2 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife:- (a) whether he is aware that Master Zadock Omondi, a pupil at Dr. Williams Primary School, in Rusinga Island was killed by a hippopotamus on 14th February, 2012. (b) what steps the Government has taken to ensure that the family of the deceased is compensated; and (c) what measures are in place to address human-wildlife conflict.
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2 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I wish the House happy New Year. I wish to request for a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Statement I wish to ask the Minister to clarify whether there are plans to hive off and annex parts of Lambwe West to either Ndhiwa or Gwassi constituency. Number two, could the Minister clarify whether this is why the Ministry of Lands has failed or neglected to award title deeds to Lambwe residents? Number three, could the Minister further clarify whether this is ...
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2 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would seek the indulgence of the Minister and the House if the statement could be issued tomorrow because it is not really anything major; either there is a plan to hive off or not. It is as simple as that; if they are not hiving off, all he needs to do is to reassure the people that there are no such plans. The Constitution is now very clear that it is no longer a mandate of the Provincial Administration, but it is creating a lot of tension between the two constituencies.
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2 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose the Motion. In opposing the Motion, I want to re-state what we have said in the last few weeks – that this House has already done a commendable job. Indeed, we have been speaking to that fact the whole afternoon. We do not want to spoil that legacy by doing Bills that are rushed and which have not been properly interrogated. We stand the risk of compromising quality at the altar of speed. Therefore, I beg to oppose.
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