Hon. Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona is the Member of Parliament for Suba North Constituency (formerly Mbita) and Minority Whip in the National Assembly. A ranking member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), she will defend her seat in the 2027 General Elections.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

She first entered Parliament as a nominated MP in 2008 and won direct elections in 2013, 2017 and 2022. Before politics she built a 30-year career as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya specialising in human rights, gender-based violence law and children’s rights. She served as chairperson of the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya and founded The Cradle, a non-profit dedicated to protecting children. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nairobi and a Master of Laws in Public Law from New York University.

She is known for authoring and pushing through foundational legal frameworks, including the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act, the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act and the Sexual Offences Act, and for her book Rig or be Rigged, which documents the realities of election logistics, party politics and gender dynamics in Kenya.