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Kenya to host global MPs summit

  1. Posted on Tuesday 31 August 2010 - 14:41
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    By Ryekolal Raphie Africanews reporter in Kampala Uganda.
    Nairobi-At least 1,000 delegates are expected to descend on Kenya's capital Nairobi to attend a meeting of Members of Parliament from the Commonwealth countries.

    The meeting, to be held at the Kenyatta International Conference, runs from September 10-19 and will be opened by President Kibaki on September 14.

    According to the Clerk Patrick Gichohi, said on Tuesday that by Monday evening, 800 delegates from some 54 countries had confirmed attendance to the nine day Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting National Assembly.

    “We are preparing for 1,000 delegates and would not be surprised to get more,” the Defence assistant minister added at a breakfast meeting to brief journalists on the 56th CPA meeting.Mr Musila also said,“they are not leaving anything to chance, we intend to give the visitors a memorable stay in Kenya".

    A final planning meeting and a drill, with the police, immigration and airport authorities will be held on Tuesday ahead of the conference to finalise plans for the meeting, arguably the largest the National Assembly has hosted in recent times.

    The Commonwealth consists of countries which were colonised by Britain, but Rwanda and Mozambique, although not colonised by the British, were allowed to join.And also the team has also organised special days for excursions to Mombasa, Maasai Mara, Mt Kenya, Naivasha and Nakuru, which are expected to boost tourism.

    For Kenya to host the cost of hosting the conference is estimated to be Sh470 million. An allocation of Sh89.5 million was made to the National Assembly last year to prepare for the meeting was last held in Kenya in 1983 and was in Arusha, Tanzania, last year.
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