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"content": "Hon. Senators, Now, it is now 10.41 a.m. We will proceed without the other limb of this morning's Order Paper. Clerk, you may proceed to call the next Order."
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "NOTING OF REPORT OF THE 14TH ASSEMBLY OF FP-IGGLR HELD IN ZAMBIA"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to give a notice of a Motion on the 14th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly of Related Meetings to the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference of the Great Lakes region held in---"
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"content": " Sen. Wamatinga, you are not giving notice. You are supposed to move that Motion."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am well guided. I rise to move the following Motion- THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the 14th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly and Related Meetings of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference of the Great Lakes region, held in Livingstone, Zambia from 15th to 19th April, 2024 laid on the table of the Senate on Thursday, 30th May, 2024."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenya and indeed the Senate has been in the forefront in the meetings that have been held in various countries, this being one of them. The Great Lakes region comprises of several members who have come together to deliberate on matters affecting their integrity, peace, and co-existence of member countries. Kenya being one of them, the Senate has played a vital role in ensuring that these meetings continue to engage the member country, so that they address issues of conflict resolution, the co-existence of the member states, but most importantly, to ensure that we deliberate on the way forward for the 13 member states."
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"content": "These meetings provide an opportunity for the member states to exchange ideas. It is important to note that there have been conflicts in DRC Congo, South Sudan and other regions. Therefore, these meetings have become a good platform for the members to engage on the way forward. Most importantly, they seek solutions for the challenges that affect the African region, and more specifically, the Great Lakes region. Co-existence and peace in the countries is paramount not only for the member states, but it is important to note that we do a lot of trade amongst ourselves. Therefore, good partnerships and relationships between the member states is good for us. However, it has been noted with a lot of concern that there are challenges facing some of the younger democracies and nations. This organization or platform is basically financed by member states' contribution based on the country's GDP. In the last couple of years, some member states have continued to accrue on non-contribution because of their internal affairs. It is important that we keep on engaging members, so that the FP-IGGLR becomes an organization that is self-driven. We must also ensure that the organisation is well sustained. We have a big population in this region hence this organisation should be beneficial to the region. We know that the conflict in the western part of the DRC Congo, the conflict between the Rwandese M23 and some other conflict group has also raised important issues that need to be resolved. A few weeks ago, a meeting was called by the President The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "of the Republic of Kenya for the member states to try and address some of these issues. The solutions to African conflicts lies in our hands. This can only be achieved by us deliberating on issues that affect the member states. It is important to note that over-reliance on the donor countries has been dwindling over time. The geopolitics of the world is changing, thus most regions are looking into their internal affairs. Therefore, it is important that FP-IGGLR becomes self- financing. This can only happen if we are able to persuade the member states to make their contribution. Kenya is one of the largest contributors to this organization hence we need to be up to date with our own contribution. With our own commitment, we will ensure that the younger democracies like South Sudan, which do not have the physical space to make their contribution, come and work with us. We need all the 13 members for us to strengthen the organization and achieve the goals of this organization. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have been engaging on a number of things. One of them is gender parity. We have also been working on peaceful coexistence. We also want to move towards a streamlined transaction by ensuring that the tariffs and mobility of the people and labour is not limited to some countries. I have participated in a number of these meetings. I can confidently say that this organisation has potential, thus we should all ensure that it succeeds. This is a homegrown solution and approach that seeks to solve problems within our region by ensuring that we become the major contributors. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I note the importance of parliamentary diplomacy, and there have been regular meetings between the member states. We have had discussions in many plenary meetings that have been taking place. However, we have had major challenges because some of the members are not able to attend or send delegations to the meetings because of a shortage of resources. This is something that we need to address. This can only be done if we are deliberate in looking for partners beyond our region and boundaries. This will ensure that we mitigate the shortcomings from some members, especially in their budgetary allocation. Therefore, as we look forward to the next event in the coming days, this issue requires attention. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also beseech you, in your position of influence, to consider engaging with those responsible for budgetary allocations. This would help ensure that Kenya is up to date with her contributions to this organisation. Being the bigger sister in this matter is quite important. It is worth noting that this is one of the initiatives capable of delivering significant success to the African region and nations. Most importantly, we are addressing issues such as conflict resolution, child labour, gender parity and the empowerment of our citizens. Additionally, we are promoting labour mobility, enabling us to reap the benefits of a larger economy and economies of scale, owing to the big population across the member countries. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move."
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