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    "content": "The Standing Committee Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade, where the committee deliberated on its resolution entitled: Ensuring Lasting Protection AgainstDestruction and Deterioration for the Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage ofHumanity. On behalf of the Kenyan delegation, I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for bestowing upon us the important task of representing Kenya in one of the most important fora in the association of Parliaments. Article 7 of the IPU Statutes mandates member Parliaments to submit those resolutions of the IPU within the respective Parliaments in the most appropriate form; communicate them to the Government; stimulate their implementation and inform the IPU secretariat as often and fully as possible,particularly in its annual reports of the steps taken and results obtained. In this respect, we, as a Parliament, have been asked to adopt a resolution on the SDGs and in out next meeting as Parliaments, we are expected to state what exactly we have done towards advancing those goals. I know that our mandate involves budgetary allocations and formulation of policies. So, we can do those two plus leading the oversight to help or assist the Government to achieve the SDGs. In accordance with the Statues of the IPU, it is my pleasure and humble duty to submit this report highlighting the proceedings and resolutions of Parliament for debate and necessary action. Since each Committee had their own report, there are resolutions that we adopted arising from each ccommittee. Maybe I will just touch on that so that we know what took place. Otherwise, the report was tabled and it was availed to all Senators. Take time to read it so that we can know what IPU stands for as well as the outcome documents of the General Debate on rejuvenating democracy and giving voice to the youth. This was the main thing when we attended the IPU Conference in Zambia. As an international organisation as national Parliaments and as individual representatives of the people, we are driven by our belief in democracy. We understand democracy as both a set of values and as a system of institutions that puts those values into practice. At the most fundamental level, we believe that everyone has the right to be heard and that all voices carry equal weight. Our primary responsibility as pparliamentarians is to serve the people and deliver policies and legislation that address their needs and interests. I think that is of importance to us as parliamentarians because we formulate policies which should favour the marginalised groups. These are youth and women. At the IPU, they feel that women and youth are underrepresented. So, we should make more effort to support the two-thirds gender principle so that we can measure up to other African countries like Rwanda who are leading with 69 per cent women representation in Parliament. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we understand that there is no single model of democracy. A country’s institutions evolve from its particular history, culture and traditions. Equally, we equivocally re-affirm that the principles of democracy are universal or we reaffirm the core values of democratic Parliaments. Those values are about seeking to be representative of the country’s social and political diversity, being open to our citizens and transparent in the conduct of parliamentary business, ensuring The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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