Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Clause 7(d) says that:- “The management of the Authority shall vest in a Board which shall comprise - four persons who shall be competitively appointed by the Cabinet Secretary with the approval of Parliament”. I would like to encourage the Member to indicate what expertise we are looking for in these four members. I encourage that one of them should be a person who also has expertise in gender and drought management or gender and environmental management. They are very many. For example, we have Prof. Patricia, who was my supervisor in Environmental Law at the University of Nairobi. She ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I would like to thank the Member especially in relation to Clause 12 that is very close to some of the provisions of the Constitution in terms of mainstreaming marginalized and vulnerable groups. He has provided under Clause 12(4) that:- view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: “The Board shall ensure that in the appointment of its staff, not more than two-thirds of the staff shall be of the same gender.” That the regional and other diversity of the people of Kenya is taken into account and persons with disabilities are afforded adequate and equal opportunities. As a person who has worked, almost all my life in equalizing opportunities for all, I want to tell the Member that this is excellent and all other pieces of legislation should follow this save that he needs to add just one other, which is the youth. The Constitution provides for ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I also want to laud the Member for Clause 23 that also seeks public participation and giving public information. I know it will take us a while to get there and a lot of times, as Parliament, we are dismissive of the efforts of the civil society, but we are here as a country because of the efforts of the civil society that have pushed for change and for providing certain standards. That is why we now have an open society where we can talk and say whatever we want. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I want to congratulate the Member. I am sure that if this Authority works well, poverty will be a thing of the past. I beg to support. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Would it be in order, given the amount of interest that this matter is raising, to reduce our contribution time to three minutes to allow hon. Members to talk? view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: First of all, I want to agree with my colleagues that what the Government is doing is violating the rights of teachers. We can cite all manner of Articles in the Constitution, including Article 41 on the right to strike and Article 37 on the right to picket. Unfortunately, I think the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs has just spoken and left. He needed to hear this because it is not just an educational issue. It is also a justice issue. We need to educate our Ministers that with the view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House by suggesting that the budgetary process is done in a jua kali manner; that we all come here and start writing it at the Table, when in actual fact, the Minister proposes and we accept? Is he in order? view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for hon. Members, after dropping that Report by the PAC to walk out en-mass leaving us without a quorum? view