Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo

No, I am okay.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank you for giving me this opportunity. From the outset, I support the Bill. When I first came to Parliament, I originally intended to Move a similar Bill. However, after I spoke with the late Hon. Joyce Laboso, who also had a...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I had already raised the issue because I know Hon. Clive wants to show that he has come back from Tashkent in Uzbekistan. I was with him. I know he got some really nice outfits. He said that he would be using them, maybe, to...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Hon. Millie Odhiambo. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to protest very strongly the attempt by Hon. Baya to speak in English. People like Hon. Millie Odhiambo, whom Kiswahili sio mdomo wao, are the ones who cannot speak Kiswahili today. But when...

Hon. Nakimbia.

The Suba. (Laughter)

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I am a member of the Committee and I support this Paper. I agree with our Chairperson that we have no choice but to look forward as a country. In Kenya, we have no choice but to look forward to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Bill. I thank the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for tabling it at this time. I know that Hon. Kaluma had brought similar amendments. I hope his proposed amendments have been consolidated into the Bill....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for granting me the chance to speak on the issue of the two Cabinet Secretary nominees. I will speak very briefly on Hon. Ruku, whom we have worked with here in Parliament. He is very hardworking....

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you. The Hon. Member is very senior, and he knows that when I rise on a point of order, he must sit down. Unless I misunderstood him, he just said that the Minority Whip stated we should approve the nominee out of sympathy, as she lost her husband. I...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Of course, I support the appointment of Hon. Caroline to this position. If you look at her Curriculum Vitae (CV) , she is qualified for this position. Let me not say “overqualified” because it has a negative connotation. She responded very well when undergoing vetting....

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had pressed the button earlier, but I thought you wanted to let the Cabinet Secretary speak a little more. He has referred to the Reproductive Health Bill from the Ministry. I just want him to clarify because I have the Reproductive Healthcare Bill, which… (Hon....

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank you for the Communication you have given on the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) . I have a little correction. Until early this year, I was the President of the Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians. When I joined two years ago, I was immediately elected...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for recognising ranks. However, I know very many Members have been waiting for a long time including my neighbour, Hon. Caroli Omondi. I will try and speak in less than the allocated 10 minutes. Let me acknowledge that we have students from Moi Educational Centre...

Hon. Speaker, nothing is out of order. As the Cabinet Secretary comes in, I request that I be given one minute to extend my condolences concerning the death of Hon. Ken Nyagudi. I did not serve with him like you did in the 9th Parliament. I only came in during...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Indeed, the incident that happened to the fisherman in Naivasha was very unfortunate. I agree with my sister that there are a lot of gaps in how personal security incidents are dealt with. In his response, the Cabinet Secretary got a little confused, maybe because of...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the Motion. I will be very brief because I do not want to repeat what other Members have said in regard to the importance of this sector. Especially, with the current challenge of youth unemployment, we should recognise this sector. The only thing...

Thank you Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I wish to support that proposed amendment. I agree with the High Court. This is something that I have actually raised a lot of times in this House before. I have also brought many amendments in relation to secondment of officers to independent institutions. There...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I wish to state that I support. I thank the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for bringing that amendment. I am very glad that finally, it had to take the court’s ruling for us to take us this direction. I always bring...

Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support this amendment. I know that many people may not be very happy with this amendment. However, you need to take very brave steps, especially for a small democracy like ours. I served in the Budget and Appropriations Committee until yesterday. I still...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support that policy informs the law. If we say that you can audit something as a consequence of the law but you cannot look at the policy, sometimes a defective policy is what causes the problem. Therefore, I support that amendment. The Temporary Chairlady...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to second and congratulate the Mover for the bold steps that he has taken at a point when people thought the Government would shy away from bringing progressive amendments that shield the Office of the Auditor-General. Congratulations for enhancing governance in the management...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Of course, I support the Report wholly. I did not want to start this way, but Hon. Kajwang’ has forced me to go this direction. First of all, I am very disappointed that he originally comes from my constituency. I am also disappointed that he...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second this Motion. Are you seconding as it is or in the amended form? I am sorry, Hon. Speaker. I second this Motion in the amended form. I wish to indicate, just as the Whip of the Majority Party has indicated, that there...

Point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Millie, then the Member for Kesses. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You have just said that as the National Assembly, we are not surrogating but defending. When you are always under attack, sometimes attack is the best defence. The CoG is surrogating somebody else to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for indulging me. As I requested, we are having a meeting with different State departments on the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and so, I have to go. I support this Bill. There is definitely a need for cultural preservation. Culture shows our identity as a...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. I am just worried that the Member seems to be suggesting that we should come to Parliament half-naked with just something small underneath. That is how we dress culturally. We used to be naked with something small underneath....

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Institute of Social Work Professionals Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.17 of 2023) , that has been sponsored by Hon. Joshua Kimilu. Before I say anything, I also wish to join my colleague in welcoming the students from JM Kariuki Secondary...