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.
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has not reached Suba North. Some of those people are crazy. I am going to raise an issue next week on the Floor of this House. We are even being told that we have given money to a school which is supposedly non-existent and the Ministry has a letter that the school has been in existence since 1974. Is Misori Primary School in Mfangano in existence? I want to urge the EACC to do their work and look for the thieves and stop harassing people. Thank you.
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Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will be very brief.
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This is an issue that touches on both women and children. For mothers who cannot breastfeed or who decide not to, the infant formula is a healthy alternative. It provides babies with nutrients they need to grow and thrive. I know there is a lot of debate about whether to breastfeed or go the infant formula way, but there are instances where mothers are not able to breastfeed. One of the things that we need to do is not to make motherhood punitive so that in cases of mothers who are unable to breastfeed and the infant formula is the ...
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I encourage that and we should go beyond this. We want to see it translate into reduction of prices so that we are not talking about regulations, but we do not see reduction in prices. Sometimes here in Parliament, we pass laws which should actually translate benefits to the public but where the rubber meets the road, we do not see a change.
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Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those remarks, I support. 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.
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I beg to move, not exactly as per the Order Paper. I am going to move the amendment but with a further amendment. I will provide a further amendment to my amendment:
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I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 4 and substituting therefor the following new clause— 4. (1) A waqf shall be valid where — Validity of a waqf . (a) the waaqif has attained eighteen years;
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(b) the waaqif is of sound mind; (c) it is made in accordance with Islamic law; (d) it is made for religious purposes, save as provided under paragraph (e); (e) it is made for the benefit of the Muslim community and if secular in character, it is reserved for the benefit of the poor; (f) it is permanent in nature; (g) there is no condition attached to the donation of the waqf by the
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; and, (h) the waaqif believes in the principles of the Islamic faith. (2) A person shall only make a waqf in relation to property that the person owns. (3) A widow shall not constitute any waqf of the property which she holds
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of her unpaid dower. (4) Except for a testamentary waqf, a person may dedicate his or her entire property as a waqf . (5) A person shall not dedicate more than one third of his or her property to a waqf in case of a testamentary waqf . (6) A waqf shall not be used for purposes prohibited by Islamic law, repairs or maintenance of the waaqif’s secular property, providing for the rich or for objects which are uncertain. I am moving that Clause 4 be amended as per the Order Paper, but with further amendments. I am moving further ...
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