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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you very much Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move- THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the Parliament of Kenya Delegation to the 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference held in Zanzibar, Tanzania from 30th August to 5th September, 2019, and laid on the Table on 27th November, 2019. As I move, I would like to inform the House that this was very important. As you know, the CPA, of which the Kenyan Parliament is a Member, is a membership organisation which comprises parliamentarians of the Commonwealth countries. For the African Chapter, our own Speaker of the National Assembly, hon. J.B. Muturi, is the Chairperson. I would like to mention some of the members of the Kenyan delegation who included- (1) Hon. Justin Muturi- Head of Delegation and Speaker of the National Assembly (2) Hon. Makali Mwilu, MP and Regional representative for the East African Region of CPA (3) Hon. Miwiruki Njagagua, MP and Branch Representative (4) Hon. Janet Sitienei, who is the Commonwealth Women Parliamentary Kenya Chairperson (5) Hon. John Mbadi, Minority Leader and Ex-Com Member of the CPA, East Africa (6) Hon. Dennitah Ghati, Executive Committee Member (7) Hon. Wangari Mwaniki, Executive Committee Member (8) Sen. Enock Wambua, Delegate and Sub-Committee Member (9) Sen. Abshiro Halake, Delegate and Sub-Committee Member (10) Sen. Isa Juma Boy, Observer (11) Mr. Michael Sialai, Clerk of the National Assembly (12) Mrs. Sarah Kioko, Member of SOCATT (13) Mr. Njenga Ruge, Member of SOCATT (14) Ms. Maria Adjiboudou (15) Mr. Finley Muriuki (16) Mr. David Angwenyi; and, (17) Mr. Osman Said- Research officer. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Kenyan delegation participated actively in the deliberations, and ably represented our country at the CPA Africa Regional Conference. During the various sessions, we were chairing quite a number of the sub-branches. As the Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT), this Conference was very relevant in the sense that it was about ICT. The thematic area was the use of social media in enhancing parliamentarians’ 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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