Senate Speaker Amason Kingi arrived in Juba, South Sudan on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 for the 13th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR). 

Speaker Kingi will on Thursday March 30, 2023 preside over the meeting of the Speakers of the Parliaments of the 12 States which are members of FP-ICGLR.

On Friday, March 31st, the Speaker will chair the Plenary Assembly which is the top organ of the Forum. 

The Senate Standing Committee on Energy led by the Vice Chairperson, Sen. William Kipsang' Kipkemoi held a meeting today to consider pre-publication scrutiny of The Local Content Bill, 2023.

The 26th Ordinary Session of the Executive Committee of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR).

Mandera senator Ali Roba presided over the meeting on behalf of the Senate Speaker Amason Kingi.

Speaker Kingi is the current president of the FP-ICGLR.

The meeting of the executive Committee centred on security and the political situation in the Great Lakes Region.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee  on Tourism and Wildlife chaired by Hon. Kareke Mbiuki has directed  the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife to stop the construction of the multi-billion Ronald Ngala Utalii College until a probe the Committee has initiated is concluded.

Further, the Committee wants the National Treasury to provide a clear roadmap on how it will finance the project and clear the pending bills which include penalties arising from delayed payment and lack of funding on time.

The 26th Ordinary Session of the Executive Committee of the Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) opened its sittings in Juba South Sudan.

The Session will run between March 28 to 29, 2023.

Mandera Senator Ali Roba presided over the meeting of the Committee.

Senator Roba leads the Kenyan delegation on behalf of Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, who is the President of the Forum.

The theme of this year’s Conference is “Parliamentary Diplomacy for Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes”.