56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference

56th CPA Conference in Nairobi, Kenya: Updates from the conference IT centre

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Friday, 17 September 2010 (morning session)

Workshop on Parliament, Accountability and the Role of Internet Governance in Strengthening Oversight

This morning I took part in the above “Workshop D” discussion where each participant was given only about 3 minutes to speak. Understandably, not much could be canvassed therefore. Below is an excerpt of my speech.

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56th CPA Conference in Nairobi, Kenya: The Opening

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Accompanying Notes:

* Tuesday, 14 September at 10:00 a.m., Nairobi, Kenya

* The Theme for the 56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference is — Parliament and Development in the 21st Century: Thus Far and Beyond

* The conference is held in Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) Nairobi, Kenya

* Opening address by: Hon Kenneth Merende, YB Dato Seri’ Mohd Safie Apdal (Minister of Rural and Regional Development), President of CPA and the President of Kenya, H E Hon Mwai Kibaki and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya

* 654 delegates addressed by H E Hon Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya

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