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    "id": 1228132,
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    "speaker_name": "Narok County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rebecca Tonkei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the Reports of the Kenya Delegations to the 144th and 145th Assemblies of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and related Meetings held in Nusa Dua, Indonesia from 20th to 24th March 2022 and in Kigali, Rwanda from 11th to 15th October 2022, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 7th March 2023 and Thursday, 2nd March 2023, respectively. The 144th Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) took place from 20th to 24th March, 2022 at the Bali International Convention Centre in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. The theme of the general debate at the 144th Assembly was: “Getting to Zero, Mobilising Parliaments to Act on Climate Change”. The IPU is domiciled in the Senate and the Kenyan Delegation to the 144th Assembly comprised of the following: 1. Rt. Hon. Sen. Kenneth M. Lusaka, EGH, MP – Speaker of the Senate and Leader of the Delegation then; 2. Sen. Susan Kihika, MP – Delegate/ Immediate former President of IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians, and now Governor Nakuru County; 3. Hon. Sophia Abdi Noor, MP – President, IPU Standing Committee on UN Affairs; 4. Hon. Prof. Jacqueline Oduol, MP – President, IPU High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism; 5. Hon. John Waweru Kiarie, MP – Member, IPU Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law, and he is still the President to date. I would like to highlight that the IPU was founded in 1889 to promote inter- parliamentary dialogue and diplomacy between nations. Since then, the IPU has become a unique global convening power for parliamentary networking, especially through its Assemblies. The Assemblies is the IPU’s main political body through which the IPU’s member Parliaments adopt Parliamentary resolutions on global issues. It plays a pivotal role in addressing the issues which threaten peace, democracy and sustainable development including through its four thematic standing committees. At the Assembly, Members of Parliament from around the world come together to exchange good practice and build bridges at the parliamentary level. The National Assembly’s delegation to the Assembly and related meetings played significant roles in their various capacities. In her capacity as the President of the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs, Hon. Sophia Abdi Noor, chaired the meeting of the Committee and presented its Report to the Assembly. Hon. Prof. Jacqueline Oduol, having served as Vice-President was elected President of the IPU High Level Advisory Group on Counter Terrorism and Violent Extremism. In this The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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