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.
5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, I am willing to incorporate Mr. Koech’s amendment into mine, because he is adding the word “relevance” which I am happy with. I am willing to then move my amendment.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mrs. Odhiambo, I wish to move the amendment to Clause 5 as is on the Order Paper with a further amendment to my amendment to provide for the words “relevance in” after the words “and assure” and before the words “the quality of university education”.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, perhaps, I can just read it because it is in the Order Paper and I am just adding the two words. If you look at my amendments it says---
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
I can read it so that Mr. Koech can write down what I am reading. My amendment is:- “promote set standards and assure relevance in the quality of university education.” The last part which is “including standards and the number of hours to be undertaken by an individual seeking to qualify for an award for a degree”, the reasons I have added that is that there are many issues that we normally provide for by way of regulations; Kenyans do not seem normally to take regulations seriously. We have seen of late, especially when we provide standards for university education ...
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
15 Wednesday, 5th December, 2012(P) important to the main Act, but to provide for other issues which you think are not as weighty in regulations. If they are persuaded we will carry it, but if they are not, I am willing to let go.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
After the words “and assure” and before the words “quality of university education”.
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