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    "content": "The Assembly was preceded by the Executive Committee meeting and the Conference of Speakers that took place on the 5th and 6th December 2017. The opening ceremony of the plenary took place in the City of Bangui in the Central Africa Republic, National Assembly and was officially opened by the President of the Central Africa Republic, while all other meetings took place at the Leger Hotel, Bangui, Central Africa Republic. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Kenyan delegation to this meeting comprised of the following:- 1. Sen. Samuel Poghisio, EGH,MP, Leader of Delegation. 2. Sen. (Dr.) Alice Milgo, MP. 3. Mrs. Serah Kioko, Director, Legislative and Procedural Services. 4. Ms. Caroline Kinyua, Senior Clerk Assistant, Delegation Secretary. It is important for me to note that the Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) is a regional body comprised of 12 countries within our region. They focus mostly on issues that affect member states. Among the key issues that were debated included political security and the humanitarian situation in this region. The electoral observer mission reports of member states which conducted elections in the year 2017 – and Kenya was one of them – were also discussed. They also looked at the fight against corruption in the member states. However, on this particular occasion, the meeting was dealing with the election or appointment of a new secretary general. The plenary, therefore, adopted the Bangui Declaration. Madam Temporary Speaker, the delegation, as usual, is very grateful to the Speaker of the Senate for appointing it and allowing it to attend the meeting. We are also grateful to the Office of the Clerk of the Senate for providing logistical and technical support. The 8th Ordinary Session of the FP-ICGLR, is mostly focused on security and also on democratic principles. One of the issues that came up is how the countries or the states would maintain high democratic principles, hold elections regularly and, at the same time, stay within the rule of law. The FP-ICGLR has a few objectives that I will mention for the purpose of informing the House. One, it provides a platform for the exchange of experiences. I must say that Kenya offers a lot of these experiences to the other nations. Two, to reinforce the capacity building of Members of this forum and the staff of parliaments of the member states of the FP-ICGLR in the fields of legislation, control of governmental action and representation of the people of this region. More importantly, one of the objectives is to support the efforts of governments in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and to contribute to the consolidation of peace processes and to national reconciliation. You will remember that even the host country, the Central African Republic, is a country that is going through a lot of turmoil. The region around us is also in turmoil. There is a need for Kenya and Kenya’s experience to help through these matters, being the country that has, for the most part, withstood the test of time. Kenya needs to be part of the center of the deliberations of this region 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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