Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

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• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I agree with you that we know the rules of the House. When the Mover is called upon to reply and the “Ayes” have it, we have to proceed that way. I note with concern that even sometimes when we call upon the Mover to reply, we say we are assessing the mood of the House. Really, Members want to speak on this Motion. Only two people have spoken. What mood are we assessing when only two people have spoken? Let us also not abuse the processes of this ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Let me say that at the outset, I support the Bill. I just want to say that even as I support the Bill, it is a fulfilment of Article 43 of the Constitution that talks about the right to the highest attainable standard of health care including reproductive 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
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: healthcare. It is also in tandem with the international convention on economic, social and cultural rights. I agree with my dear sister, Hon. Sabina Chege, that if we were focused enough, we would see that this Bill seeks to support the Big Four Agenda and to further on the platform that had already been set. That is one of the reasons I support it. If we politicked less and focused more in the House, we would see that there is a lot that is going on. view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the reasons I support this Bill is that it expands the age of coverage, brings other categories within the bracket and acknowledges our realities that at the age of 18, many people are still being taken care of by their parents because they are in school. view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The other reason I support it is that it protects persons with disabilities, especially those with mental health problems. If we leave that to parents alone, we have seen horrifying scenes where we find patients tied to trees because there is nobody to take care of them. It also acknowledges the need to protect indigent persons, which is very good. The only concern that other Members have raised and which I am also raising is that it does not define indigent and vulnerable persons. Perhaps, it can borrow a leaf from Chapter 10 of the Children Act that indicates who ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am also happy that the Committee is moving to amend this Bill to cushion employers. There are many of us here who are both employees and employers because we are also employed. However, because of COVID-19, times are very hard. If we get employers to give those contributions at this time, it might be very difficult. I am happy the Departmental Committee on Health is moving in that direction to bring the amendment. view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: One of the things that has come out is that we must make devolution work. Already, there is a lot of money that is going to the counties. Our governors have failed us because if they had not, people would not come up with economic ideas that they cannot even explain, some called bottoms-up and bottoms-down. If governors were effective in their work, devolution would reach people at all levels. It would reach the boda boda riders, fishermen and fisherwomen, hawkers and everybody in that category. We need to strengthen devolution and not come up with theories that nobody understands ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I just want to raise some concerns that I have with this Bill. In Clause 10(1), there is a lowering of governance standards in the hiring of the chief executive officer. What is provided in the current Act is stronger because it provides for a competitive process that also involves the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) in establishing salaries. I have no clue why that is being removed. It is the same for the board. It does not state that the setting of allowances shall be done in consultation with the SRC. Again, I do not know why that is ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I am trying to determine whether in the prose amended in Clause 14, the punishment at 50 per cent is more punitive. We should take an approach that is less punitive because employers are struggling to even pay salaries. At this point, if we take a more punitive approach against employers, it will not be very good, especially if they delay. view