Millie Odhiambo

Millie Odhiambo
Member of Parliament for Mbita Constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 January 2013
Preceded by	Otieno Kajwang
Personal details
Born	(1966-11-01) 1 November 1966
Nationality	Kenyan
Political party	Orange Democratic Movement
Alma mater	University of Nairobi
Profession	Lawyer
Website	https://millieodhiambo.com

Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona (born 1 November 1966) is a Kenyan politician. She originally trained as a lawyer, and has been a member of parliament since 2008. She was first nominated and later elected as a Member of Mbita Constituency, (now Suba North Constituency).

Early life

Odhiambo was born in 1966 in Homa Bay to Harrison Odhiambo and Damaris Auma Odhiambo. She is the fourth of eight children. Her father Harrison Odhiambo died in 1973 in a boating accident, a moment that Odhiambo says helped spur her interest in politics.

Millie attended Homa Bay Primary School, St. Francis Girls Secondary School and Limuru Girls High School before she attended the University of Nairobi in 1986. She graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Laws degree. She would later study in the United States, Sweden and Italy.

She began her career in the attorney general's office practicing civil litigation before moving on to human rights law, with an emphasis on women and children. In 1999 she served as chairperson of the Coalition on Violence Against Women-Kenya and from 2000 to 2008 was the founder and director of the CRADLE Children's Foundation, an organization working to improve children's rights in the legal system.

Political career

Odhiambo was nominated as a Member of Parliament in 2007 by the Orange Democratic Movement and then elected as a member of the Orange Democratic Movement in the 2013 Kenyan general election. Since taking her seat in Parliament, Kenyan media have described her as "controversial" and "outspoken".

Personal life

Millie married Magugu Mabona of Zimbabwe in 2006. The two first met online and currently have a long-distance relationship.

Odhiambo is a stepmother to Mabona's daughter Lebo, who lives in Botswana. She has been vocal about her struggle growing up with uterine fibroids, which led to both painful menstrual cycles and difficulty conceiving children.