Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I support it because we have many small community- based organisations, but we do not have a legal framework to regulate them; yet these are the basis for rural economy. This is where you have the mama mboga and other women; they start from this point, save money and undertake community development work. Without legal regulation, a lot of time women have been conned. Sometimes leaders of these groups con members because they do not have better ways of saving money. Therefore, when we have a legal framework ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: thing I hope the Bill provides for—I have not had time to look at it in depth—is a mechanism to graduate to the next level based on resources or membership so that there is a seamless flow from a community organisation to an NGO. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I do support and thank the mover. Thank you. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Unfortunately, I do not support this one. If you look at the definition in the Act, it says, “a person shall not create, keep or use a human embryo except as provided under this Act”. The Act provides very clear ways of doing that. However, when you look at the proposed amendment by Hon. Shamalla, it says: “A person shall not create, keep or use a human being at any stage of development, either from fertilisation or conception until a transfer to a woman except as provided under this Act.” Sorry, I thought she ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair, I hear the concerns raised by Hon. Wamalwa. However, if you look at the proposed further amendments by the Committee, they seal those loopholes. I am also part of the church, so I am very careful about the things that we do to seal the loopholes of concern. Either way, if we put medical doctor, it is still okay except that when you provide for technicians as provided by the Committee, it means that in areas where there are no doctors... I will give you an example. In my constituency, which has a population of over ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am a bit uncomfortable with the proposed amendment by Hon. Shamalla. The gist of the amendment precludes single persons from undertaking assisted reproduction. When I listened to many of the Members as they spoke during the Second Reading, they indicated that we need to give an opportunity to single persons. I will give an example of a woman who is married and then her husband dies. She does not want to remarry, yet would want to have child. Why would we deny such a person an opportunity to have a child? However, I know where ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Maybe just to help guide Hon. Wamalwa, if you look at the main Bill, it talks about being certified by a medical doctor. It was the Committee that was talking about technology experts. Hon. Jennifer is raising the issue of introducing couples instead of just a single person. I gave the example of a widow whose husband dies before they get a child, and they e would like to get one without getting married or sleeping around with other men. She just wants a child without stress. We have even provided an opportunity for ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, perhaps I should have risen on a point of information. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: The information is that what Hon. Wamalwa is talking about is cured by my amendment. Hon. Jennifer brings in a further amendment which blocks out single people. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I just want to thank Hon. Sankok for agreeing to be informed. view