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    "id": 1228133,
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    "speaker_name": "Narok County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rebecca Tonkei",
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    "content": "capacity, the Hon Member chaired meetings of the committee and presented its Report to the Assembly. Hon. Waweru Kiarie, in his capacity as a member of the IPU Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law chaired meetings of the committee in the absence of the substantive President and had the honor to present his Report to the Assembly. In fact, as we speak, Hon. Kiarie is the President of that committee, he took over in our last IPU meeting in Rwanda. It is noteworthy that during the 144th Assembly, delegations from 101member parliaments took part. In this regard, of 778 delegates who attended the Assembly, 404 were Members of Parliament, 393 from member parliaments and 11 from associate members delegations. Those parliamentarians included 30 presiding officers, 28 deputy presiding officers, 154 women Members of Parliament which made up 38.1 per cent and 110 young Members of Parliament which is a representation of 27.2 per cent. The inaugural ceremony was graced by His Excellency Mr. Joko Widodo the President of the Republic of Indonesia. Others present included Mr. Duarte Pacheco President of the IPU and Mr. Martin Chungong Secretary General of the IPU. With regard to the agenda of the Assembly, in addition to the theme of the general debate, the Assembly further considered and approved a request for the inclusion of an emergency item in the agenda. The proposals submitted by delegation of New Zealand were entitled: “Peaceful Resolution of the War in Ukraine, Respecting International Law, the Charter of the United Nations and Territorial Integrity.” Having obtained the required two thirds’ majority and the largest number of positive votes cast, the agenda was added to the agenda of the Assembly. Usually when the IPU meet, when the agenda is presented, it is adopted and presented as it is. May I inform the House that on 24th March 2022 the Assembly endorsed the Nusa-Dua Declaration on getting to zero, mobilising Parliaments to work on climate. Furthermore, the 144th IPU Assembly adopted by consensus the resolution on peaceful resolutions on the war in Ukraine respecting international law, the Charter of the United Nations and territorial integrity. At the 145th Assembly of the IPU which took place from 11th to 15th October 2022 at the Kigali International Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda, the theme of the Assembly was: “Gender Equality, Gender Sensitive Parliaments as Drivers of Change for a More Resilient and Peaceful World”. We held our elections today as KEWOPA. I thank the KEWOPA Members for electing Hon. Leah Sankaire as the Chairperson and for holding a peaceful election. These are issues of gender. The Kenyan delegation to the Assembly comprised the following members: 1. Hon. Amason Kingi, EGH, MP - Leader of delegation 2. Sen. Dr. Bonnie Khalwale, CBS - Member 3. Sen. Catherine Mumma"
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