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.
30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Hon. Members, please, stop amusing the hon. Member who is speaking, so that he can contribute to the Motion.
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30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Hon. Members, can you, please, consult quietly?
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30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Hon. Minister, are you listening to the hon. Member? Who is the Minister who is going to respond on behalf of the Government? Please, Minister, listen to the hon. Member on the Floor.
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30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Hon. Poghisio, I am told that you are not the one responding to debate. It is Dr. Shaban who will be responding.
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30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Dr. Khalwale, hon. Poghisio is not the substantive Minister responsible for the matter before us. So, Dr. Shaban will respond to the Motion on behalf of the Government. Please, proceed, hon. Poghisio!
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30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am just trying to give my interpretation from what I understand as a lawyer, and not as an engineer. My understanding is that Clause 49, if left as it is, would put surveyors within the ambit of engineers. This is especially so in view of Subclause (2) of Clause 49. So, perhaps we intend to put surveyors under the control of engineers, because if you look at the definition section, it does not define the terminologies that the Minister has given. The easier way would have been to provide a definition of the terminologies.
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30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I had indicated, this Bill seeks to give effect specifically to Article 2(6) of the Constitution and Article of 94 of the Constitution. This is because when we were campaigning for the Constitution and when the Constitution was taken for referendum, those who were opposed to the Constitution argued that the provisions of Article 2(6) enabled persons other than Parliament to pass laws through the back door. I had also indicated that in a way, they may also affect Article 2(5) of the Constitution although it does not strictly have to apply because the ...
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30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, it is only through lobbying and advocacy that Kenya got its way. What this law seeks to do is not to leave this work to activists but to provide a process through which the activists and every person who may oppose any law has the opportunity to participate and be involved in this process. As persons who are supporting the Constitution, we made a promise to the ones who were opposing it that we would take action to redress some of the things they were not happy with. This law is one of the initiatives that ...
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29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in supporting the Motion, I only want to say one thing; I am happy with the composition of this committee because it actually debunks the gender stereotypes. Whenever you see catering, it is never about women. I am happy that in this committee, out of 11 members, there are nine men and two women. For the sake of hon. Khalwale, my friend, I want to tell him that we know the old tricks of their club; that if there is a benefit and there is money, suddenly a women sector like cooking is given a ...
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