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    "content": "Hon. Members, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is the global organisation of national parliaments, established in 1889 by Frédéric Passy of France and William Randal Cremer of the United Kingdom as a platform for parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue. Originally created to promote arbitration and peaceful resolution of conflicts, the IPU has grown into a major body that promotes democratic governance, advances gender equality and human rights, fosters international cooperation among parliaments, and strengthens the role of parliaments in global governance. The current membership of the IPU is 182 Member Parliaments out of the 193 countries in the world. The Union also has 15 Associate Members, mostly parliaments drawn from groups of nations such as the Arab Parliament, European Parliament and other parliamentary organisations in Africa and the Americas. The Parliament of Kenya joined the IPU in 1977. Since then, Kenya has participated actively in IPU Assemblies and contributed to various IPU committees. 2006, Kenya successfully hosted the 114th Assembly of the IPU in Nairobi. I wish to recognise the contributions of Members of Parliament who have represented Kenya in the Assemblies of IPU over the years, especially those holding leadership positions in various IPU Committees and statutory bodies. Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona, CBS, MP, also the Whip of the Minority Party, is the current Vice-President of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians. Her term expires in October 2027. Additionally, during the 150th Assembly of the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) held from 5th to 9th April 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Hon. John Makali, MP, was elected to the High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism for a period of four (4) years."
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