ODHIAMBO, MILLIE GRACE AKOTH

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate ‘Baba,’ Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, for the good work he did at the African Union. I have just finished reading a book called Ikigai, which talks about the Japanese secret to long life....

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In compliance with Standing Order 87 (2) … Hon. Speaker Hold on. Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) I just want to indicate that in compliance with Standing Order 87 (2) , I am not going to raise any issues...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker What is your point of order, Hon. Millie. Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) We want Hon. Junet to speak. 12th February 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19 Hon. Speaker Pardon? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North,...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba South, ODM) On a point of order.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Yes. Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to wish all the Members a happy new year. I congratulate all the Members who were...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. (Loud consultations) Hon. Speaker Order. Hon. Millie Odhiambo, take the Floor. Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) I rise under Standing Orders 19 and 20.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) I stand under Standing Orders 19 and 20, and in furtherance of the recent decision by the High Court HCC/E202/2023, Kenneth Njagi Njiru and 11 Others versus the National Assembly of Kenya and Others. I will not go to the merits and demerits of...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) Thank you very much, Deputy Majority Whip. What is out of order, Hon. Millie Odhiambo? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As a House,...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) And there I go, Hon. Temporary Speaker, laying another Paper. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: 5th December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 7 Report of the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and related

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) I am the Head of the Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) , for the purposes of this report. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the report of the 149th Assembly of the IPU...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the Motion. Part of the reason is what Hon. Martha has stated. We need to deal with monkeys. I stay next to a river and many times I get visits, sometimes when I am alone. We have...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I came to Parliament, I conducted research on women and girls who are trafficked, and I even visited Lebanon when I was still in the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) sector. When I raised the matter with the Government at...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : What is out of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I seek your guidance on whether when one moves an amendment to President’s...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) I am only good when I am in the House as Whip of the Minority Party, not when my Bill is being frustrated. I and many other women who cannot have children do not have to go through this in the House. I am...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) You have children. That is a fact.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) God has stopped me from getting.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Chair. I support the proposal by the Committee. My only concern is that if you look at the multi-agency start-up committee set up here, we have not taken care of the gender balance. The challenge is that we may find a...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Sorry, because I seek your indulgence. I know we are not yet in that Order. However, could I please know whether the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill will proceed?

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) That is why I sought your indulgence. It came up in the morning, but the Chair and the Vice-Chair were not in the House. If it proceeds and they are not here, it means I will be sitting here waiting for something that is...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We actually have an event in Migori. We have an event tonight. I am willing to cancel my trip and sit here if the Chair or Vice-Chair are willing to proceed. The only thing that feels bad is that I...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also thank the Mover. Indeed, separation of powers is one of the reasons why people have been fighting the NG-CDF. One thing we need to consider is that we did not know we would have IT in this...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : What is your point of order, Hon. Millie Odhiambo? She is on a point of order so let us wait. (Hon. Kuria Kimani and Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah stood in...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba South, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to second. In seconding, I wish to state that miracles happen. Until recently, we hardly had any cordial conversations with the Leader of the Majority Party. Now, I find myself here seconding his Motions. (Laughter)

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I can hear Members already shouting “bad girl”. Let me be a good girl on this. Even though I listen and hear what my colleague Members are saying, I want to say that I disagree with a few areas. The...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Deputy Speaker What is your point of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not have a problem with the Start-Up Bill. I actually fully support...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to inform the Members that we are starting the debate on this Bill. So, they will have time to speak. I want to congratulate Hon. Crystal Asige and Hon. Irene Mayaka for co- sponsoring this important Bill....

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am glad that you have set the record straight. I know that first-time Members are sometimes a bit resentful when we consider ranking, but they will appreciate it when they come for their second term. I can see some of...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I can tell you that I competed to be elected. I would not want to say I competed equally. I competed against men. When I finished my first election, what I went through was shocking. I wondered whether I was...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, UDA) I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, let me indicate that we are in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender- Based Violence, whose theme is ‘Horror in the World’. We are very happy in discussing this because both presiding officers have been...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) No! You will not intimidate us with such issues.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) I hope to have my time. There are many serious issues that are raised in jest. It is a matter of fact that I come here with things between my legs. Let us not pretend. But you shall not use it against me. I...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) What is out of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We are in the 16 days of activism on Gender-Based Violence (GBV)...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : What is your point of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you. It is just a matter of procedure that, ordinarily, when the Chairman has...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I know Hon. Kaluma knows that I graduated amongst the top in my class. I am an excellent lawyer. When he hears me raising an issue of law, he needs to look at what I am saying, not because...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : We have not reached there yet. We shall bring you on board later. Proceed, Hon. Kaluma. That one is much obliged.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Chair, whereas I may not have a problem with the proposed amendments by Hon. Kaluma, who, if I got correctly, seeks to delete sub-clauses (a) , (b) and (c) , the clauses that he seeks to delete provide a framework for the protection and...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairperson. The Chair can adopt what Hon. Kaluma is suggesting as a further amendment since he is seeking a deletion. If you look at Hon. Kaluma’s amendments, they are focussed on surrogacy. Surrogacy is only one small component of the...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Departmental Committee on Health had encouraged me to use the existing body. My only challenge is that Hon. Kaluma is deleting without replacing. If we delete without giving that 27th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 40 Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : What is your point of order, Hon. Millie, and we are constrained of time. Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I think we need...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) I second. (Question proposed) ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank Hon. Gladys Boss Shollei for that General Statement marking the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. For those who do not know why we mark the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, two incidents...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I can see that Hon. Donya is a very good student. She has learnt to be heard. In my mother tongue, we say ‘telo ikawo; telo ok mi ng’ato’, which translates to ‘leadership is grabbed; it is not given.’ That...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of Order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! What is your point of Order, Hon. Millie Mabona? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We need to have the records straight because we...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to urge Members that we proceed. We are always here. When, for instance, this Motion for Hon. Esther Passaris is complete, it will come either in the afternoon or the next time this House is sitting. We...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) I am, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support Hon. Irene Mayaka’s Bill. This is a very straightforward Bill because it is about environmental conservation. The eucalyptus tree has many benefits because it grows very fast and there are many commercial benefits attached to...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank Hon. Zamzam for inviting us to Mombasa. I want to just declare that because she has spoken in Kiswahili, we do not all have to speak in Kiswahili. Having said so, I wish to thank you...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and passed)

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker What is out of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My concern is not Hon. Junet, my Leader of the Minority Party. Hon. Toto is kneeling. I know...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, from a procedural perspective, what has just happened is a bit interesting. I was with you in the House Business Committee earlier on. You remember that I was willing to move Hon. Kaluma’s amendments that I disagree with to my Bill,...

Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) What is your point of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am not so sure under what Standing Order the Hon....