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"content": "Of the Forum’s organs, the plenary assembly is the highest decision making body and is mandated to inter alia, approve the nomination of office bearers of the FP-ICGLR; adopt the Forum's budget; adopt the reports of committees; adopt the recommendations and resolutions to governments and parliaments of the member States of the ICGLR; and deliberate on all matters within the jurisdiction of the Forum. The plenary assembly meets on an annual basis and the venue of the event is held on a rotational basis between the member States. The mission of the FP-ICGLR is to work for the prosperity and the stability of the ICGLR member States by the establishment and the entrenchment of democracy, good governance, the rule of law and the fight against poverty. The Forum is chaired by a president drawn from the Speakers of parliaments of the member States and the president serves for a one-year term. The Speaker of the Senate of Kenya, the Rt. Hon. Kenneth Lusaka, EGH, MP, is the current sitting president of the Forum. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Parliament of Kenya has the singular honor of hosting the 12th Ordinary Session of the plenary assembly of the FP-ICGLR, in collaboration with the General Secretariat based in Kinshasa, DRC. The event is scheduled to take place from 2nd to 6th April, 2022, at the Nairobi Serena Hotel. This event will be the first one in two years following the disruptions and cancellations of in-person international events owing to the COVID-19 global pandemic. A series of meetings will be held during the 12th Ordinary Session of the plenary assembly and will include: - (i) The 7th Statutory Meeting of the Committee on Democracy and Good Governance and the 4th Joint Statutory Meeting of the Committee of Gender, Children and Vulnerable Persons together with that on Social and Humanitarian Issues, (ii) The 24th Ordinary Session of the Executive Committee, (iii) The 12th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Speakers; and, (iv) The 12th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the theme for this event is “The Role of Parliament in Conflict Resolution\" . On my part, the Forum could not have chosen a better theme given the current affairs on a global perspective. Since its establishment, the forum has been crucial in spearheading discourse on security, peace, stability and development in the region; a region that has over the years seen more than its fair share of bloody wars, famine and starvation, economic and social inequalities, religious strife and political instability. Regional and global debate resonate around economic recovery post COVID-19, which continues to persist even as countries ease containment measures, following steady, robust and adaptive measures to fight the pandemic. We must, however, not lose sight of the root causes of conflicts pre-pandemic and institute measures to deal with them. Our failure to address these root causes will result in the same unsuccessful outcomes to eternal, inter-state, regional and global unrest. The role of Parliaments in addressing the aforementioned challenges can therefore not be gainsaid. I am pleased that at the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Forum, this topic"
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