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"content": "29th to 30th May, 2019, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 11th July, 2019. I will just highlight a few issues on the report of the Committee on the Open Government Partnership Summit (OGP), that was held in Canada; while my seconder, Sen. Kihika, will handle the rest. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the OGP 2019 Global Summit that was held from 29th to 31st May, 2019, at the Shaw Conference Center in Ottawa, Canada. The Summit brought together the 79 member countries and 20 local governments of the OGP. It also brought together participants from local and regional governments. The local participants included county governments, civil society groups, academia and beyond. This year’s OGP Summit focused on participation, inclusion and impact. It provided an opportunity for parliamentarians to exchange with peers, civil society actors and other open government stakeholders on important policy issues of relevance today, such as disinformation, beneficial ownership, transparency, gender equality, participatory and inclusive policy making; public sector innovation, anti-corruption, artificial intelligence, access to justice, among others. The meeting was opened by Robert Norlt, a Member of Parliament and the President of PalAmericas from Canada, and Ms Blanca Ovelar from Paraguay, Senator and President of the Pal Americas Open Parliament Network. In his opening statement, he emphasized the need for Members of Parliaments to make efforts to transform the relationship with the public by promoting transparency, accountability, participation and high ethical standards. On the other hand, Ms. Blanca, in her opening remarks, averred that in a bid to contentiously improve the representation on oversight role, Parliaments should collaborate with civil society actors and other stakeholders in order to undergo continuous parliamentary strengthening. She also noted that Open Parliament action plans co-created by Parliament and the civil society have been an important mechanism that many parliaments have used to this end. Therefore, she suggested the Parliamentary Strengthening Initiative (PSI) that has been in contributory. Furthermore, the Summit provided an opportunity for parliamentary delegations to exchange with peers, civil society actors and other stakeholders on participative and inclusive practices to identify sustainable solutions to problems that impact citizen’s daily lives. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, during the Conference, parliamentarians’ acknowledged that Parliament is a key actor in societies’ transformation, as many relevant reforms require new legislation or legislative amendments. Through their role of representation and oversight, which the Senate of Kenya oversights the county governments, parliaments observed that they have the responsibility to promote and engage in public policy issues that affect their constituents. Parliamentarians also noted the critical role of parliaments in identifying key development priorities in their countries, and overseeing implementation. This was particularly asserted during the various sessions in the Summit. Parliamentarians also discussed how citizen involvement in decision-making can be harnessed, fostered and strengthened. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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