ODHIAMBO, MILLIE GRACE AKOTH

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. One of the things they talk...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In compliance with Standing Order 87 (2) … Hold on. I just want to indicate that in compliance with Standing Order 87 (2) , I am not going to raise any issues regarding …. Let me have my Standing Orders. Go on now. Thank you, Hon....

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Millie. We want Hon. Junet to speak. Pardon? Why is he being denied a chance to speak?

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes. 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 awarded and Ms Anne for her amazing work for Parliament. My concern as a...

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

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 that matter. I will focus on...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Thank you very much, Deputy Majority Whip. What is out of order, Hon. Millie Odhiambo? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As a House, we do not do things in vain. I am wondering about all those Papers that have been laid. When...

And there I go, Hon. Temporary Speaker, laying another Paper. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and related

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 and related meetings held in Geneva,...

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 not trained monkeys on gender issues....

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 that time, I was told that...

Yes.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : What is out of order, Hon. Millie? Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I seek your guidance on whether when one moves an amendment to President’s reservations, there is a requisite number of Hon. Members needed on the...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

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 also a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA)...

You have children. That is a fact.

God has stopped me from getting.

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 situation where only women or men...

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?

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 not proceeding and yet, I am...

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 could cancel my trip and yet...

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 generation. The world changes. The concept...

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 their places) Thank you, Hon. Temporary...

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 nation suffers when the voice of...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Millie? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not have a problem with the Start-Up Bill. I actually fully support it. However, I just wanted to request the House that, because this is a Private...

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. This is a testament that disability...

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 them coming back for their second...

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 in a war or an election....

I second. (Question proposed)

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 women. I compliment both of you...

No! You will not intimidate us with such issues.

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 did not bring it here for...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Millie? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We are in the 16 days of activism on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) , which comes in many forms. You are sitting on that Chair as a woman Speaker. You must...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : What is your point of order, Hon. Millie? Thank you. It is just a matter of procedure that, ordinarily, when the Chairman has moved an amendment, any further amendment to it can only be done...

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 I do not think he is...

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.

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 advancement of assistive reproductive technology services...

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 Bill. The entire Bill is not...

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 mandate, say, even if we were to give it to a village health centre… That mandate needs...

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. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I think we need to be clear that in the earlier amendment, we outlawed commercial surrogacy....

I second. (Question proposed) ADJOURNMENT

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 inspired that observance. One was the...

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 is why my book is titled...

On a point of Order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Order! What is your point of Order, Hon. Millie Mabona? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We need to have the records straight because we have a matter in court. When we put things on record, it becomes the evidence people use in...

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 will keep vigilant. So, please, let...

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 it. Nonetheless, if we plant it...

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 for even acknowledging the delegations that...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and passed)

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Millie? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My concern is not Hon. Junet, my Leader of the Minority Party. Hon. Toto is kneeling. I know that the Member she is speaking to is very honourable and much older than...

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, but the Speaker said we cannot...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Millie? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am not so sure under what Standing Order the Hon. Member has read out her Statement but, I can raise an issue in relation to that later on....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. If the Committee has gone through the Bill and made provisions for every single offence, then it is okay if you do not give an umbrella one. Therefore, it means that you have gone through the Bill and you are sure that there is no...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : What is out of order Whip of the Minority Party, Hon. Millie Odhiambo? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have two issues. One is on the procedure of moving for Second Reading. When he...

On a point of order. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Hon. Mabona, then I return to the Chairperson. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. No coffee is grown in Suba North, but Hon. Oundo has suggested a better way forward. Otherwise, we will debate forever. The clause can be...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)