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    "id": 1156143,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Madzayo",
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        "legal_name": "Stewart Mwachiru Shadrack Madzayo",
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    "content": "DRC and the Republic of South Sudan, in finding solutions and peaceful settlement to political instability. The Forum looks forward to future engagements with the parties involved to address outstanding issues for lasting peace. The Forum also pledged support in efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict in the Republic of Sudan. In the meeting, it was also resolved that Parliaments must be more assertive in addressing the root causes of instability. The President of the Forum; who is also the Speaker of the Senate, the Rt.Hon. Kenneth Lusaka, EGH, MP, urged Member Parliaments to “move from talking to acting.” Madam Temporary Speaker, in his opening address, delivered by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and Coordination of National Government, H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta, CGH, challenged Member States on a five-point question framework for reflection and action on the way forward: (1) Is the role of Parliament preventive or responsive? (2) At what stage in the conflict cycle should Parliament intervene? (3) To what extent should Parliament's intervention role be exercised? (4) Which collegiate and peer review mechanisms should Parliaments adopt in supporting and holding each other accountable? (5) How can Parliaments inculcate public participation by stakeholders in our built-in shared bonds into this conflict prevention and conflict resolution framework? Therefore, we must emphasize that Parliaments and Parliamentarians are an important conduit for strengthening governance systems and enhancing democratic ideals. At the meeting, the Parliament of Kenya was represented by the following Members of Parliament (MPs), who sit in various Committees of the Forum: (1) The Speaker of the Senate, Hon. Kenneth Lusaka, EGH, MP – President of FP-ICGLR; (2) Sen. Samuel Poghisio, EGH, MP, - President of the Executive Committee and Member of the Committee on Economic Development, Natural Resources and Regional Integration; (3) Sen. (Arch.) Sylvia Kasanga, MP, - Member of the Committee on Women, Children and Vulnerable Persons; (4) Hon. William Kamket, MP, - Member of the Committee on Humanitarian and Social Issues; (5) Hon. (Col.) (Rtd) Geoffrey Muturi King’ang’i, MP, - Member of the Committee on Peace and Security; and (6) Hon. Paul Otiende Amollo, EBS, SC, MP, - Member of the Committee on Democracy and Good Governance. At the close of the five-day event yesterday, the Forum adopted the Nairobi Declaration which calls for inter-alia : - (1) Strengthening of efforts by ICGLR member States and other stakeholders towards diplomatic and peace building measures aimed at resolving conflicts in the Great Lakes region; (2) Calls for member States to ensure that all the conflicts in the region are resolved peacefully and that they will work tirelessly towards implementing the"
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