Commonwealth Parliamentary Clerks meet for SoCATT Africa Region Seminar in Kenya

Parliamentary Clerks from the CPA Africa Region’s Society of Clerks-at-the-Table meet in Kenya to discuss adaptive Parliaments and responding to global, regional and national challenges

Parliamentary Clerks from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region have met for the Fifth Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SoCATT) Africa Region Professional Development Seminar in Nairobi Kenya from 22 to 24 October 2021, hosted by the Parliament of Kenya and CPA Kenya Branch. The three-day seminar was held on the theme of ‘Promoting adaptive programming in Parliamentary settings as a response to emergency and emerging global, regional and national challenges’.

Above: Delegates at the Fifth Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SoCATT) Africa Region Professional Development Seminar in Nairobi Kenya.

Delegates were led by the Chairperson of the SoCATT CPA Africa Region, Mrs Cecilia N. Mbewe, Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia with Clerks and parliamentary staff attending from a wide range of jurisdictions across the CPA Africa Region including Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Eswatini, Namibia and Kenya.

The seminar was officially opened by the Chairperson of the CPA Africa Regional Executive Committee, Rt Hon. Justin B. Muturi, EGH, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, who gave the keynote address on the need for modern Legislatures to promote innovative processes to respond to the emerging global, regional and national challenges. The seminar also heard from the Clerk of the National Assembly of Kenya, Mr Michael Sialai and the Clerk of the Kenya Senate, Mr Jeremiah Nyegenye.

Above: Guest speakers at the Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SoCATT) Africa Region Seminar.

The Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SoCATT) Africa Region provides a network for the sharing of best parliamentary practice amongst the Commonwealth Legislatures in the region.

For further information about the CPA Africa Region Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SoCATT) please click here.

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The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association connects, develops, promotes and supports Parliamentarians and their staff to identify benchmarks of good governance and the implementation of the enduring values of the Commonwealth. The CPA is an international community of around 180 Commonwealth Parliaments and Legislatures working together to deepen the Commonwealth’s commitment to the highest standards of democratic governance.

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