Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, I want to speak on one of the issues that hon. Imanyara has spoken about. I would like to be very specific; to me, the specific issue is whether this is constitutional. This same House has pronounced itself on the matter of the appointment of the Attorney-General, the Director of Public Prosecutions and it was not an issue of voting. When an issue comes here and it is one that raises issues of constitutionality, it is an issue that the Chair must rule on. It is not an issue that we vote on. Issues of constitutionality do not ... view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support and in doing so, I want to wish the women of Kenya a belated happy Women’s Day. It was Women’s Day unfortunately and so I can only wish women and perhaps wives, girlfriends, grandmothers and aunties a happy women’s day. It is also a women’s month. So, I wish them a happy women’s month, especially because Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker is also a woman. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to say the Constitution now recognizes participation of women and inclusion of women in elective and appointive positions. Make it ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for acknowledging that I am one of the Mbita Members which has now become Suba North. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to start by supporting this Bill. In supporting, I would also want to agree that this is one of the most important Bills in ensuring effective devolution. Having said that, I just want to note a few comments; some are really drafting issues which I hope the Minister or the relevant Committee will look into and deal with, especially under clause 186 on page 464. “Financial Objectives” means the financial ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also want to urge you that whereas certain clauses like clauses 7 and 8 make reference to issues of public participation, it is not very clear. So, I would want to encourage that we add following the procedure that is spelt under the Fiscal Management Act that will provide a firmer way of public participation. I want to encourage Members of the Budget Committee and the Departmental Committee on Finance that the Fiscal Management Act is one of the very good pieces of legislation, which I am seeing is being mainstreamed here and ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: I would also just want to urge a re-looking at clause 9 which says that the Parliamentary Budget Office shall continue to exist as part of the Parliamentary Service. It is poor drafting and, maybe, if we want to set it up, we should set it in a more affirmative way instead of saying it shall continue. I want to speak about Clause 12 and I want to laud the Minister and the drafters, especially in relation to Clause 12(b) that provides that the National Treasury shall manage the level and composition of national public debt, national guarantees and other ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: I also want to talk about Clause 17. Again, I think one of the issues that I would want to highlight are areas that might bring conflict between national and county governments. If you look at Clause 17(5), (6), (7) and (8) it takes away even the role of revenue authorities that have been set up; the budgetary body, the revenue authority that has been set up and we are giving it to this new committee that we are setting up here. Therefore, what I am urging is that we make certain amendments that make it very clear what the ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to talk about the issue of the Equalisation Fund. I am horrified at the way this clause is put here. I am not too clear what Equalisation Fund here is and what is the Contingencies Fund. That is because of the way it is put here. It is like they are merged together and under Clause 18, we are talking about Equalisation Fund. Under Clause 19, the Contingencies Fund is the same as the Equalization Fund. The Constitution is very clear. The Equalisation Fund is not the one for disaster management; it ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: And handsome! view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the hon. Member for brining this Motion. I would also want to give a message of condolence to the families who are bereaved and also send a message of quick recovery to those still in hospital. I will be very brief and just indicate that as a country, we need to look at the issue of youth and unemployment. If you look at the faces of the persons who are suspects in these cases, they go by names of Odhiambo, Kamau and all that, yet in the past we have always ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the Member listened to me clearly I said, “most”. I did not say “all”. I know that as a fact, but if you find a Luo who does not speak Kiswahili it is most likely a Luo from Zambia, Sudan or somewhere else. I said “most” and because I do not want to name names because I will be told that I am playing politics, Mr. Ojode knows very well about the places I am speaking about where you will find very many Somalis who do not speak Kiswahili and they are not Kenyan ... view