Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I had indicated to you earlier, but I seek the indulgence of the House. I would like to speak to this Bill, but I do not have a card. I would like to request you to be kind and consider that because I will not appear on your screen. Thank you. view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. At the outset, I oppose this Bill. The reason I oppose is that I can proudly say that I was one of the founders of the Constitution and the thinking of the framers of this Constitution was to ensure that we mainstream certain rights including women and men’s rights. That is why we need a gender commission. Even though Article 59 of the Constitution provides for a commission that can be split into three commissions, it was deemed necessary to have a gender commission specifically because if you do ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: During this COVID-19 period, we had a claw back on a lot of women rights. We saw cases of female genital mutilation on the rise; we saw cases of sexual violence and violence against women on the rise. Many of us may forget but as recent as a few months ago we buried an international athlete because of domestic violence. When we want to take away a gender commission that is dedicated to looking at issues like that, it means we are taking the country many years back. Personally, I would be very strongly opposed to the removal of this ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is the Member in order to infer improper motives on commissioners of the NGEC, saying that they are moving around playing politics when we even know other people in ministries are going around? We have CSs that are going around playing politics. Why do we not then abolish the ministries? Why is it that when it comes to gender issues is when you see people moving around? That is absolute bias. It is for the same reason that we need the NGEC, so that we do not have such archaic thoughts. view
• 11 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 11 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: I am not too worried about Hon. Duale calling that document nonsense because he is not a lawyer. Ignorance is allowed. view
• 11 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: When you are a non-lawyer and you do not understand legal documents, once he becomes a lawyer, he will be more educated. My concern for which I am standing on a point of order is, and with due respect to my good brother Hon. Duale who is a seasoned Member of Parliament, is that I think we are taking this House in a wrong path if we disregard the Speaker. You make a ruling and he says he does not care. Really, not at his level. There are things which we do which I would expect him to leave for ... view
• 11 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am concerned that the Constitution talks about the issue of equality. It is equality even when it is intragender. The reason I am saying that is Hon. Duale has made reference to one woman. In Kirinyaga, there are three powerful women: Hon. Ngirici and Hon. Martha Karua. So, why would you want to pick one woman against two other women? If we want to promote women, let us promote them without picking sides, especially since his party… view