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"content": " Sen. Methu, you may proceed."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. If you indulge me for one minute, I would also want to inform the House that a fortnight ago, I was elected as the Mount Kenya District League Golf Convener. We had our first match, Nyahururu versus Nyeri and we beat Nyeri 13-3. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move- THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the 9th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 15th to 17th September, 2023---"
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"content": " Sen. John Kinyua, what is your point of order?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I listened to the good Senator for Nyandarua County, Sen. John Methu, saying you indulge him, but what he said, I did not understand. Does it relate to this Senate? How does it relate to this Senate or to what he is about to present? Maybe, he can clarify."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it relates to the extent that I am a Senator and a Member of this August House and having gotten such a rare honour, it is only fair that I inform the Senate. I have gotten that opportunity right from Hon. Kanini Kega, and now it has come to the Senate. I have even gone further to explain that in my leadership we have started on a very positive note that we have beaten Nyeri County 13-3 sets. This is a very rare feat. The Hon. Sen. Kinyua should relax. The next hub that we are taking on is Nyahururu versus Nanyuki and we shall do what we do best to Nanyuki. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move- THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the 9th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 15th to 17th September, 2023 laid on the table of the Senate on Tuesday, the 5th of March, 2024. The IPU, the World Organization of Parliaments is a global forum for parliamentary dialogue, cooperation, and action. The union advances democracy and assists parliaments and Parliamentarians throughout the world to fulfill their mandate. The Assembly is made up of 180 members, and 15 associate members. The IPU facilitates parliamentary debate, dialogue and cooperation. It also promotes and defends democracy, and the rule of law, and also assisting parliaments in coping with the growing international agenda relevant to their duties. The IPU Assembly is the principal strategic body that expresses the views of inter-parliamentary unions on political issues. It brings together parliamentarians to study international problems and make recommendations for parliamentary and governmental action. The Assembly meets biannually and is held each time in a different country, providing participants with an opportunity to see various national realities. The 9th Inter-Parliamentary Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians took place on the 15th to 17th September, 2023 in Hanoi, Vietnam. If you have not had an opportunity to visit Hanoi, it is an extremely beautiful city. It is a perfect green city. It is a city that looks like a city in a forest. The level of afforestation in that particular part of the world is breathtaking. The theme of the conference was “the role of the youth in accelerating achievement of the SDGs through digital transformation and, innovation. Since 2014, global conferences have addressed topical issues linked to empowerment and have provided policy orientation. In areas such as political participation, peace and security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), social and economic inclusion, education and employment, and wellbeing, recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Climate Action. The 9th Conference of the Young Parliamentarians took place eight years after the adoption of the Hanoi Declaration on the Sustainable Development Goals turning the world into action by IPU Members of Parliament in 2015. As it is the midway point to achieving the SDGs by 2030, the Conference took stock of the progress and highlighted the rising importance of technology and innovation to accelerate action towards global goals. More specifically, the Conference empowered young Members of Parliament (MPs) to build knowledge and experience better positioning to perform their roles on timely topics such a digital transformation, innovation and startups, cultural and human values for sustainable development. Delegations were therefore encouraged to come prepared with examples of good practices to share with colleagues. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is also important to say that, as part of my presentation as the Head of the delegation that time, we were able to share the Kenyan story, especially the Kenyan story of the M-Pesa, our digital money transfer or digital money market, which fascinates the world that, from the comfort of your seat, in two, three, four, five seconds, you can send as much money as you want to people in the towns The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "of Masalani in your county. This has made business very easy. It is this digital transformation and stories like this that we are sharing at the 9th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Hanoi. Mr. Temporary Speaker, sir, the Conference encompassed three primary sessions - Digital Transformation, Innovation and Startups, and Promoting Respect for Cultural Diversity in Support of Sustainable Development. Nearly 500 delegates, including 300 international delegates from 70 IPU member states and international organizations gathered together, making it the biggest one since the conception of the Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians. The three primary thematic discussions received lively participation from the international delegates with the Digital Transformation Session featuring about 30 presentations on the Innovation and Startups, and 40 on the Promoting Respect for Cultural Diversity in Support of Sustainable Development. It is important that I inform the Senate that, among these 30 presentations that were made, one was from the delegation from Kenya, which I was honoured to present. Kenya is a powerhouse, especially on matters of digital transformation in our region and continent. We were able to actually encourage the other Parliaments to ensure that they carry home part of the presentations that were being made, including the one that we made for Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was honoured to lead that particular delegation that comprised of our colleague, Sen. Crystal Asige and another colleague, a brilliant young advocate, a Member of Parliament who is courageous and has proved time and again that she fits the bill, Hon. Jane Njeri Maina, Member of Parliament from Kirinyaga County. During the Conference, members of the Kenyan delegation were actively involved in the deliberations that greatly enriched the resolutions. In my contribution during the General Assembly as the leader of the delegation, I highlighted Kenya's achievements thus far on our digital transformation and emphasized the generational responsibility of young legislators, urging them to ensure that they allocate resources to align with the declarations made during discussions. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very critical departure that we got from Hanoi, that, even as we speak about digital transformation, resources will always follow functions. We are the people who are tasked with budgeting national resources, and we cannot just keep saying that we want to empower our young people, but do not allocate as much resources that will match this particular clarion calls that we keep making. More specifically to us, who have been given opportunities to serve as young Members of Parliament, both from the National Assembly and from the Senate, we must endeavour to convince our colleagues that even as we budget money for roads, water and capital projects, they are important. However, we can only achieve that to the extent that we want to, this digital transformation and digital economy that we keep talking about, if we invest as much money. If we speak about the online jobs that are being done by our young people, if we do not ensure that they have easy access to internet, we will be saying on one hand, but not providing the requisite opportunities and tools of trade so that they can achieve and benefit from this particular scope of source of employment. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the delegation, I would wish to thank the office of the Speaker of the Senate and the Clerk of the Senate for the continued support towards facilitating the activities of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, ensuring that Kenya was well represented during that Conference of young parliamentarians. It is also important to say that, even though the delegation of the members of the support team that we went with were drawn from the two Houses, both the National Assembly and the Senate, we had a very good team. They were able to facilitate Members and including our presentations that we were made. As we keep saying time and again, the Secretariat and the members of staff from Parliament keep proving that their professionalism is beyond reproach. I would like to encourage the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Jeremiah Nyegenye, to continue giving as many members of staff, opportunities to showcase their knowledge and professionalism with the delegations that keep moving. Sen. Asige is a visually impaired person. If she was here, she would have confirmed that indeed, the team that we had been given by the leadership of the Secretariat of the Senate was a good team. Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir, Article 7 of the IPU statutes mandate members of the IPU to submit the resolutions of the IPU within their respective Parliaments in the most appropriate form, to communicate them to the Government and stimulate their implementation to inform the IPU Secretariat as often and fully as possible, particularly in its annual reports of the steps taken and the results obtained. Accordingly, Hon. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in accordance with Article 7 of the statutes of the IPU, it is my pleasure and humble duty to submit this Report, highlighting the discussions and the Conference statement of the 9th Inter-Parliamentary Union Global Conference for Young Parliamentarians to Parliament for necessary noting and action. Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir, I therefore, beg to move and request Sen. Veronica Waheti Maina to second."
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"content": " Sen. Veronica, please, proceed."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to second the moving of this Report. At the onset, let me congratulate the delegation that represented Kenya ably at the 9th IPU Global Conference on Young Parliamentarians, which included none other than yours truly, Sen. John Muhia Methu - I am happy to note today the hair looks very smart, Sen. Crystal Asige, our very own able Senator who represents persons living with disability in the Senate, Hon. Jane Njeri Maina, MP and women representative for Kirinyaga County, and the two delegates who were drawn from the Secretariat, both at Senate and the National Assembly. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have noted that from this Conference, our Kenyan delegation was very active, as it should be, and they were greatly involved in the deliberations that enriched the resolutions that were arrived at. That is what a delegation should always do, especially when they represent our nation anywhere. It is important that a report is returned, that the participation is active, not absent, and that our delegates are able to contribute and enrich the deliberations and the resolutions that emanate from any conference. Ideally, that is why the taxpayer uses the money to sponsor our delegation. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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