Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I continue with the line of argument I had before, I want to say that we must all embrace the culture of constitutionalism. We are in a different era. As I look at the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), it is not alive to this fact. It is proceeding as though it is business as usual, yet we are in a different era. I would want to encourage the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance that in future he must actually look at what the Fiscal Management Act says. They must ensure that they comply with ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you actually look at this BPS, it does not show what criteria have been used in allocating those resources. What I would like to encourage is that in future when he is preparing this BPS, he should actually follow the order that is provided very clearly under the Act of Parliament. When we passed this law, we did not pass it, so that we keep it in our shelves. We passed it, so that we implement it. We must embrace a culture of change. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, last time, I was talking about the issue of inequalities. I am glad that the BPS alludes to the fact that the issue of inequalities is a very big problem in this country. It acknowledges further that it is one of the reasons that have caused a problem of economic growth in this country. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, resource allocation in this country should not depend on political patronage. That is why I was saying last time that I was very discouraged when I heard a whole presidential candidate, a young presidential candidate, alluding to the fact that there are certain areas of this country that had not developed, because of the politics that they have taken and that they have always opposed the Government. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a democratic right for anybody to belong to any party of their choice and to have any political opinion of their choice. It is not dependent on charity of a presidential candidate. It is not dependent on any Government. I want to read Article 6(3) of the Constitution for those who are still living in a colonial era. Article 6 of the Constitution is on devolution and access to services. Article 6(3) says:- view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: “A national state organ shall ensure reasonable access to its services in all parts of the Republic, so far as it is appropriate to do so having regard to the nature of the service”. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, again, I want to refer to Article 73(1) on authority assigned to state officer. Article 73(1)(b) says:- view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: “vests in the state officer the responsibility to serve the people rather than the power to rule them”. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want, therefore, to encourage Kenyans when they see leaders who are still in an era where leaders rule and do not serve people, to reject them overwhelmingly. We are in a country where we talk about equitable access to resources. If you look at some of the underlying core issues that resulted in the post-election violence, was the issue of exclusion. So, I want to encourage my dear brother and friend, hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, that in future when he meets people of Nyanza and he wants to encourage them to give him their votes, he should ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to talk on the issue of devolution. If you look at what the Constitution provides, the chapter on devolution has not been suspended. So, it is already in effect. The BPS does not talk about the issue of not less than 15 per cent of the funds going to the devolved units. Devolved units are already in operation. We may not have created the county headquarters, but we all know there 47 counties. I would like to encourage the Ministry to start effecting the distribution of these funds to these devolved units. I want to ... view