ODHIAMBO, MILLIE GRACE AKOTH

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I may not have an issue with the Motion raised, but I just want to note as a concern that I have seen a growing trend where we keep rushing Bills. For me, that may be violating a cardinal principle of...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I wish to indicate that I do not support that reduction because we must enable our political parties to grow. They will not grow if we stifle them. (Programme 0614000 agreed to) (Vote 1311 agreed to) VOTE 1321 - WITNESS PROTECTION AGENCY VOTE 1331 - STATE DEPARTMENT...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. (Loud consultations) Under the inherent powers of the Speaker, I allow you to donate a few minutes, only for this occasion. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. That is in accordance with Standing Order No.1. Therefore, I will donate two minutes to my sister, my brother...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. In responding, I take this opportunity to thank every Member of Parliament who supported this Bill. I want to say that, coincidentally, this Bill has come a week after the World Fertility Week that we marked with Hon. Passaris, Hon....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I wish to indicate that I support the Bill. I also want to urge the House to do what it has done today in future; giving Hon. Osoro an opportunity to speak before me. He gets inspired by...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to support this amendment Bill. This is a straightforward Bill that does not require us to talk too much. I have listened very keenly to hear or understand the mischief that the amendment Bill seeks to address, and I have gleaned what you...

On a point of order Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Millie Odhiambo? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I did not wish to interrupt the Member moving an important Bill. Instead of reading out what is in the Bill, which we can read for ourselves, he could...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I thank Hon. King’ara for bringing this Bill. It is very good and timely but also very straightforward. I will be very brief. The issue of public land is a very significant one for this country. As populations grow and...

Yes, it was New York University. Hon. Kaguchia also remembers a doctrine. It was quic quid plantatur solo solo cedit in the context of sectional property. Yes.

Exactly.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill (National Assembly Bill No.61 of 2022) be now read a Second Time. Just for correction, I have noticed that the Order Paper indicates that it is an amendment Bill. It is not an amendment Bill. This Bill...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to support and thank the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health for this well-thought-out Bill. This Bill provides for regulation so that we do not have drug abuse and exploitation of the poverty of others. Some people may be addicted to drugs,...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Hon. Pukose, on a point of order. Order, Hon. Shakeel. Contribute for one minute. (Loud consultations)

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Whom do you want to inform, Leader of the Majority Party? Firstly, let me give the opportunity to Hon. Pukose, who is on a point of order.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support the amendment. As a House, we should not be in the habit of bringing substantive issues through miscellaneous bills. That is a basis that somebody can go to court to challenge a Bill that is passed because then we have not given the...

On a point of order. Hon. Millie, what is out of order? I want to rule on the request by the Majority Whip. Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Majority Whip… Because of corruption, it becomes very difficult to know who is the proper Whip. Is the Majority Whip in order...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I apologise and thank you for indulging me. I have just come from the airport and do not have my card. As we go on, when I carry my hand, I request that you kindly indulge me. I think this matter has come before this House before....

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : What is out of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Temporary Chairman, I kindly request to be availed with the Order Paper which has the amendments. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Millie’s request is...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support, though I do not know whether the Corporation Secretary has to necessarily practise. Nonetheless, I want to correct what Hon. T.J. is saying. I am a ranking Member even in law, not only in the House. I am still his senior. The Temporary...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman, I wish to support especially Sub-clause 2 on giving a chance for appeal to the High Court. I have worked a lot on mainstreaming human rights, and an appeal process is necessary for a human rights process. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Thank...

Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I thank Hon. TJ for already declaring interest on my behalf. I declare interest as per the law that my brother who comes immediately after me is an employee of the NHIF. The reason I have come straight from Geneva to the House...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. There is a dangerous trend in this House. We know that we have a majority in the House, as it has been proven by the "Ayes." We also have a minority. The practice is that we should let the minority have their say even as...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, you need to understand that God endowed us very differently. Some people speak softly, but some of us do not do so. My loud voice is not a sign of rudeness. It is just the way I was born. Please, get used to my loud voice. I...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman for giving me this opportunity. (Hon. Kangogo Bowen and Hon. Ruku GK stood up in their place) The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Just hold. Hon. Kangogo and Hon. Ruku, please take your seats. I request Members that whenever a Member is speaking, do...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : What is your point of order, Hon. Millie? We are coming to yours. You know, the effect of the Question I am putting is that if it is carried, your proposed amendment to this Clause...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. This is where I wanted to make your life easier. I wanted to indicate that the proposed amendments by Hon Nyikal affect some of my amendments. It affects my proposed amendment to Clause 6 (a) (ii) on the private sector. Therefore, I drop that amendment....

On a point of order. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Millie, what is your point of order? Hon. Temporary Chairman, just so that we can move together, are we at Clause 16? The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Yes. Clause 16 proposes to… The Temporary Chairman...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I also want to join Hon. Nyikal and Hon. Makali in support of the amendment as per the Order Paper. (Hon. Temporary Chairman consulted with the Clerks-at-the-Table) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I request to borrow your ear. I know that men are not very good at...

Thank you Hon. Temporary Chairman. I do not know if the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs was actually listening to Hon. Kajwang’ who was just throwing a caution that when you come to the part of self-regulating by the Law Society of Kenya later, you...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : What is out of order, Hon. Millie? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Because this is an omnibus Bill, there are some Acts that have amendments while others do not have. When the Movers are moving...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I request that he moves 17D by sub-sections. The reason is I may have issues concerning some sub-section on 17D and not on the entire Section. When he moves 17C together with 17D, it means we either accept it as a wholesome or not. With...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. First of all, let me thank the Chairperson for agreeing to adopt the issue on warrants. My concern is in 17D (c) on information relating to that person’s financial, family or private affairs, where required, may be revealed. My only concern is to whom this...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, for purposes of legislative elegance, all the other Bills that we are proposing amendments to have actually gone a direction that the Member is moving away from. I am not saying that what he is doing is wrong, it is right. Perhaps we may not clean it...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I just want to request that, for purposes of the future, we should get paginated documents. I want to make reference and seek clarity from the Chairperson. I do not know whether it is the Advocates Act that talks about advocate-client confidentiality and how it...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : What is your point of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I do not think so because the amendments are not the same in substance. Having said that, even though Hon. Caroli Omondi aligns with...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. My dynastic comments have to do with what the Chairperson has said. My frame of mind was to separate animals from human beings. I told you that my idea of animals is on horses, but not cows. We deal with fish only. We do not...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I am not too sure if it is Part I or Part II on the Office of the Food Safety Controller. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : It is actually Part II. So, we will move on. There is an amendment in Part II by Hon....

Hon. Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended in subclause (i) by inserting the words ‘‘and feed’’ immediately after the words ‘‘office of the food’’ Hon. Deputy Chairlady, this goes with the amendment that has just been passed. So that it reads office...

Hon. Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 7 of the Bill be amended in subclause (i) by inserting the words ‘‘and feed’’ immediately after the words ‘‘Office of the Food’’ Again, Clause 7 seeks to do the same by providing for food and feed. The amendment is just...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. My amendment in Clause 8 suffers similar fate. It also has the feed, my earlier mentality. So, I withdraw the ones in Clause 8. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Millie Odhiambo withdrawn)

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I have an amendment. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Sorry, Hon. Millie. There is an amendment by Hon. Caroli Omondi. Is it still on or have you dropped it? (Proposed amendment by Hon. Caroli Omondi withdrawn) It has been withdrawn. So, Hon. Millie kindly prosecute...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 11 be amended by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after sub clause 4 – “ (5) Where the Controller is dissatisfied with the decision of the Public Service Commission under sub-section (3) , the controller may appeal to the High...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I encourage the Chairman of the Departmental Committee to be listening carefully. It is the same way I was accused of keeping quiet allegedly because I am used to saying ‘Nay.’ He is also saying ‘Nay’ because he thinks everything from Millie must be “Nay.” If you...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I note that that was a typo. I wanted to move the amendment to Part IV, which has since been withdrawn. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : That amendment was withdrawn. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona withdrawn)

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, Hon. Osoro used to sit behind me. Now that he has changed position, he is very excited. Relax! You might find yourself here again. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I need the Chair of the Departmental Committee to listen. I withdrew the other amendments on the feed, but on...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 27 (1) be amended in paragraph (b) by inserting the words “and feed safety” immediately after the words “food safety”.\ We are giving the compliance officer the authority to inspect, examine, and make copies of licences, registers, records, and other documents...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 31 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “the Controller” immediately after the words “the Office of”’. This is just a typographical error. I propose to insert the words “the Controller” between the words “Office of” and the word...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I know that Hon. Osoro is tired and is setting the wrong tempo for Members. Please bring this during the day when you are not tired or do not have a date. (Laughter) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I drop my proposed amendment on the word “feed.” I had two proposals. The first proposal was to delete that, but my second is to delete the definition of “feed,” which “is consumed or an animal whose produce is capable of being consumed as food,” appearing after...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the words “for commercial purposes” be added after the words “distribution of food” to the definition of the word “food business.” I am saying this because when you have a wedding, the food served there is not for commercial purposes. Looking at...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I withdraw that amendment. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Millie Odhiambo withdrawn) The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Thank you. What about the one on the definition of “multi-annual control”? Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM) : Hon. Temporary Chairlady, if you indulge me a little so...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance. From the onset, I support the Bill, but I will be very brief because I can read the mood of the House. I support the PPP arrangement because we are talking about the accessibility of water in many areas. Even...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I thank Hon. Geoffrey for this Motion. I hope to be brief because we only have five minutes. My concern, after listening to Hon. Geoffrey Ruku and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research, is that I...

That is actually my challenge. How will you classify a person as vulnerable, needy and extremely needy? If you look at the number of people who are living below the poverty line in this country, almost 60 per cent are extremely needy. What we are basically saying is almost 70...