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.
10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
I would also want to encourage the Minister that on the boarding facilities, if he could very specifically provide for priority for girls boarding schools because a lot of our girls get abused especially when they go to day schools and they are forced to do night classes.
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10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
I would also like to commend the Minister for the introduction of Clause 32(2) which says:- “No child shall be denied admission in a school of basic education institution for lack of proof of age” I say this because I know that there are very many needy children who have been unable to access education in the past like children in Nyumbani Children’s Home because they find it very difficult to access birth certificates and many of the schools deny them access or entry because they are unable and yet the Constitution now provides for that. Leave alone our children ...
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10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I had a lot of comments, but I will leave it at that and the rest I may propose by way of written comments to the Minister. I congratulate you and thank you for a very good Bill.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I was just wondering whether the Minister would agree to move Eng. Gumbo’s amendment because it is good.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I actually thought that it was the one that we had passed earlier. Otherwise, I do not oppose this amendment.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to thank the Committee for bringing these amendments. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I have a problem with regulations 33A (2) (b) where you say that one of the considerations for registration of Kenyan citizens will be “other logistical considerations,” especially because you are doing this for the very first time. This may be susceptible to abuse. If I am part of the Commission and there is a certain group that I want or there is a group that is sympathetic to this party, then the logistical consideration will be to consider this area and ...
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, whereas I support the proposals by the Minister, I have raised an issue and I do not know how he would want to address it in the amendments in 33E. The 33E is only deleting “foreign”, which therefore, means that it will read: “For the purpose of registration of Kenyan citizens residing outside Kenya as voters, the Commission may use the services of any representative of Kenya who shall not be the Ambassador---”. My concern is how we select this any representative. Who does it because when we leave it discretionary, we will be setting up ...
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the Minister is moving a very important amendment, which is to use the word “appoint”, because ‘appoint” puts certain obligations. But when you say “use”, I can decide to pick my relative who stays in whichever country. If the Minister could just move the amendment and we insert the word “appoint”, it would be better.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this is a cardinal constitutional principle. I support.
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