Kenya – Zambia Assembly Speakers Root For Regional Parliamentary Diplomatic Relations
Kenya and Zambia National Assembly Speakers pose for a photograph alongside their delegation after holding a consultative meeting yesterday.
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Worth Noting:
- “Zambia has been a friend to Kenya, we share a lot in common and both our two countries are tourism destinations hence we still have a lot we can do together given the goodwill and opportunities”, said Speaker Wetangula.
- Speaker Wetangula lauded the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia who he said was the first African Speaker to visit the Parliament of Kenya in his tenure as the 8th Speaker of the National Assembly.
- He informed the Zambian delegation that the House Business Committee is chaired by the Speaker and forms the heart of business of the House.
Kenya – Zambia share similar historical and political transformation background that must be natured into the realization of a new Africa drawn from the colonial error as experienced by the founding fathers of the two nations; Kenneth David Kaunda and Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, says Speaker Wetangula.
Speaker Wetangula has called for enhanced diplomacy between African Parliaments saying that pulling together as African legislatures will boost the region’s legislation agenda leading to strategic development.
Speaking yesterday during a Parliamentary Diplomatic engagement with his Zambian counterpart, the Nelly Mutti, MP who paid him a courtesy call at Parliament building, Wetangula said that Kenya and Zambia have over the years enjoyed a cordial relationship between the two Parliaments.
“Zambia has been a friend to Kenya, we share a lot in common and both our two countries are tourism destinations hence we still have a lot we can do together given the goodwill and opportunities”, said Speaker Wetangula.
Speaker Wetangula lauded the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia who he said was the first African Speaker to visit the Parliament of Kenya in his tenure as the 8th Speaker of the National Assembly.
He informed the Zambian delegation that the House Business Committee is chaired by the Speaker and forms the heart of business of the House.
“The House Business Committee (HBC) is the ultimate authority of the affairs of the House,” said Speaker.
He added that the HBC is also mandated to prepare and approve the Parliamentary Calendar, oversee the implementation of the business of the House and related programmes and set priority on Houses Business deliberations among other roles.
While highlighting the roles of the National Assembly, the Speaker emphasized that budget making and oversight of government projects were among the cardinal duties of the August House.
The Zambian Speaker o
acknowledged the warm gesture that she has received from Kenyan team saying that her delegation is visiting the Parliament of Kenya to learn on the operations of the House Business Committee of the National Assembly of Kenya.
She disclosed that the House Business Committee of Zambia, is one of the four Housekeeping Committees of the National Assembly of Zambia.
“Our coming here is a testament of the good parliamentary relations. Members of Parlaiment and staff of our respective Parliaments have on numerous occasions exchanged visits for purposes of learning and sharing best practices,” said Speaker Nelly.
The two Speakers committed to offer support to members of their respective Houses of Parliaments to engage through exchange programmes.
“We want to take our engagements further and have a fordable friendship group among the members to carry on the work of the work of the two Parliaments,” said Speaker Nelly.
They both suggested the formation of the Kenya- Zambia Parliamentary Friendship Group which they said will form the basis for further deliberation of Parliamentary business and activities of the two Parliaments for mutual benefit.
Speaker Nelly pointed out that the House Business Committee of the National Assembly of Zambia is categorized as a House Keeping Committee and is mandated to determine the business to be considered by the House.
It is comprised of the leadership of the House and is chaired by the Speaker.
The Zambian delegation is comprised of Stafford Mulusa, Government Chief Whip; Brian Mundubile, Leader of the Opposition; Stephen Kampyongo, MP- Whip for the Patriotic Front; Jay E. Banda, Whip for Independent Members of Parliament; Kampamba Mulenga,
Member of the Committee; Clement Andeleki, Member of the Committee; Mr. Roy Ngulube- Acting Clerk of the National Assembly.
The Kenyan delegation present in the meeting included Robert Mbui, Omboko Miremba, Silvanus Osoro, TJ Kajwang’, Sheikh Kassim and the Clerk of the National Assembly, Samuel Njoroge.
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