This archive report was first published on 30 June 2021.
June 30, 2021
Hon Millie Odhiambo has maintained her top performance among female Members of Parliament in the 2020 Parliamentary Scorecard released by Mzalendo Trust.
She ranked top among female MPs in the National Assembly, followed closely by Sabina Chege (Woman Rep, Muranga), Gladys Wanga (Woman Rep, Homa Bay), Rachael Nyamai (MP, Kitui South), and Eve Obara (MP, Kasipul Kabondo).
Of the five, three double as chairs of house committees: Sabina Chege – Health Committee, Gladys Wanga – Committee on Finance, and Rachael Nyamai – Lands Committee.
According to the report, Hon. Millie Odhiambo comes third with 166 average number of speech counts in the National Assembly after Kimani Ichung’wa – 203 (Kikuyu) and Joseph Limo – 198 (Kipkelion East).
Notably, 31 Members of the National Assembly failed to make any contribution in the plenary compared to the 21 in 2019. In the Senate, three members failed to make any contribution, an increase by two compared to 2019 when only one Member was silent.
The Parliamentary sessions in the 12th Parliament were disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, which saw parliament proceed on a recess in March 2020.
Despite the disruption, Parliament still saw a considerable amount of bills, motions, petitions, and statements tabled.
16 bills, 9 motions, 30 petitions, and 219 statements were tabled in the Senate in 2020; a slight difference to the figures in 2019 when 18 bills, 15 motions, 34 petitions, and 198 statements were tabled.
The trend was similar in the National Assembly with 22 bills, 6 motions, 52 petitions, and 363 statements tabled in 2020. In 2019, there were 19 bills, 70 petitions, and 236 statements.
