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"content": "COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR"
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"content": "DELEGATION FROM THE BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE OF NIGERIA"
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"content": "Hon. Members, allow me to recognise a visiting delegation from the bicameral legislature of Nigeria. I wish to introduce to you a visiting delegation of Members drawn from the Committee on Constitutional Review of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who are seated in the Speaker's Row. Please rise when I mention your name. They comprise the following: 1. The Right Hon. Professor Julius Ihonvere, House Majority Leader and Deputy Chairman of the Select Committee and Head of Delegation. 2. Hon. Fatima Talba, Member; 3. Hon. Rotimi Oluwaseni, Member; 4. Hon. Omobi Oga, Member; 5. Hon. Kabiru Amadu Maipales, Member; 6. Hon. Ajia Abdulrahman, Member; 7. Wali Baba Shehu, Clerk of the House of Representatives; and 8. Professor Kathleen Okafor, Committee Consultant. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "The delegation is accompanied by senior House and Senate staff as well as external partners from the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre of Nigeria. The Select Committee is currently considering several amendments to Bills, one of which seeks to create additional women-only seats in the national and sub-national legislatures of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They are here to benchmark on the best practices and legislative interventions that enhance women's political representation and to engage in peer learning on measures adopted in Kenya towards actualisation of that goal. On my behalf and that of the entire National Assembly, I extend a warm welcome to the delegation and wish them fruitful deliberations and engagements during their stay. Leader of the Majority Party, since the leader of the delegation is your counterpart, I will give you a minute to welcome them."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the House, allow me to take this opportunity to welcome the delegation from the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As you heard, Members welcomed them while saying “Igwe” as you called out their names. Karibu to Kenya. May you take your time to learn as much as you can."
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"content": "Hon. Speaker, many African countries can learn from Kenya and the Republic of Rwanda about women representation in parliament. Since Kenya has a universal suffrage system of election of women leaders, it is a better place to learn from rather than countries where the system is party based. Therefore, this delegation is in the right place. I hope the Chairperson of the caucus of the 47 Women Representatives will also get time to engage with this delegation so as to guide them on the amendments they can enact in their legislation. Hon. Speaker, with that, allow me to…"
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"content": "Before you do so, I have been requested by Hon. Wangari that she lend her voice of welcome and support."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of yourself and the panel today, led by the Deputy Speaker, we hosted the delegation for an intense one-and-a half hour discussion. We learnt a lot from each other. More importantly, as the Leader of the Majority Party has said, they can copy a lot from our country. In the Nigerian Senate out of 109 Members, only four are women. In the House of Representatives out of 360 Members, only 16 are women. In total, they only have 4 per cent representation of women. This is the right place to benchmark. We shared a lot in terms of the legislation we have put in place and the constitutional journey this country has travelled to get to where we are."
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"content": "I know, they will be here for a few more days. They will have a meeting with the Kenya Women Parliamentarians (KEWOPA) on Thursday. So, as to further exchange notes on how we can help them develop a legal framework for their country we are happy to always welcome them back to this country. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate."
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