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:
(3) Every university shall have a students’ council elected by the Students Association and no more than one third of the persons who sit in the Students Council shall be of the same gender. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, Clause 40, as it currently, says that every university shall have a Students Association elected by the student body as provided for in the charter. This basically means that there will be a student body, which will, for example elect SONU. So, which is this student body which will be electing SONU? I think the Minister meant
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
46 Wednesday, 5th December, 2012(P) well but the wording is not correct, unless she persuades me. So, my amendment seeks to make clear what I presume the Minister intended to do, which is to establish a student association which can, therefore, elect a Student Council. That is what my amendment seeks to do - to delete the words, elected by student body as provided by the charter and inserting a new sub-clause (2) that provides for an election of a council that is gender representative.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I agree with the Chairman, except that I did not get the last bit about the gender. Perhaps, he could draft something for me; I am willing to move it because I think he means well. For 40(2), I wish to suggest that if the first two amendments I am proposing carry the day--- The Minister is the one who has the authority to move such amendment, because I do not have it. She could move an amendment to delete the word “association” in 40(2) and replace it with “council” because then it will be ...
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:-
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
THAT Clause 40 of the Bill be amended:-
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
(a) In subclause (1) by deleting the words “elected by the student body as provided in the Charter
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
(b) By inserting the following new subclause immediately after subclause (2)-
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
(3) Every university shall have a students’ council, elected by the students’ association and no more than one-third of the persons who sit in the students’ council shall be of the same gender.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
I move a further amendment by deleting the words “persons who sit in the students’---; it will read: “Every university shall have a students’ council, elected by the students’ association and no more than one-third of the council shall be of the same gender.” Clause 40(2) will be for the Minister.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I withdraw the amendment.
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