The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Kenya branch has elected new officials.
The elections were held during the association’s Annual General Meeting.
The newly elected eight legislators will represent Kenya at the regional level and internationally.
They include Janet Sitienei (Turbo), Adan Keynan (Eldas), Caroline Ng’elechei (Elgeyo Marakwet), Catherine Omanyo (Busia) and Musili Mawathe (Embakasi-South) from the National Assembly.
The Senate will be represented by Hillary Sigei (Bomet), Esther Okenyuri (nominated) and Hezena Lemaletian (nominated).
During the AGM, the association upheld the appointment of Beatrice Adagala (Vihiga) on an interim basis as Kenya’s representative to the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) and John Paul Mwirigi (Imenti South) as the branch representative in the region.
The elections were presided over by the Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi, and the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula who was represented by Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss.
The meeting also saw the appointment of Samuel Njoroge, the Clerk of the National Assembly to replace his predecessor Michael Sialai as a signatory to the branch’s financial accounts.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association exists to promote knowledge of the constitutional, legislative, economic, social and cultural aspects of parliamentary democracy, with particular reference to the countries of the Commonwealth.