The Speaker of the House of the People Participates in a Meeting on the Cooperation of EAC Parliaments in Nairobi

Friday 30 October 2026 {HMC} The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Mr. Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur (Jama), chaired the extraordinary meeting of the Speakers of the Parliaments of the member countries of the East African Community (EAC), which was held in the city of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

The meeting, which focused on strengthening parliamentary cooperation and accelerating regional integration, the Speaker of the House of the People addressed various important issues regarding the development of collaboration and coordination among the Parliaments of the member countries of the East African Community, first thanking the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya and the Parliament of that country for the warm welcome extended to the leaders and delegations participating in the meeting, as well as the high-level organization that was made for hosting this important meeting, and he also thanked the Secretaries of the Parliaments and the General Secretaries for their efforts, professionalism, and preparedness they showed during the technical meeting in preparation for this conference, which took place on the 27th and 28th of October 2026.

Speaker Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur presented two important points in his speech, the first point was regarding the review of the progress made in implementing the decision of the Summit of the Heads of State of the member countries of the East African Community (EAC) regarding the allowances and the election of members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), which is scheduled to come into effect in December 2027.

The second point made by the Speaker of the House of the People in his speech was regarding the listening to a report on the preparations for the East African Community (EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games), which will be held in the city of Arusha in Tanzania, between December 4 and December 15, 2026.

The Speaker stated that Somalia is fully prepared to participate in the East African Community parliamentary games, and that the Federal Parliament of Somalia will send a sports delegation to participate in the competition, in order to strengthen the relations, friendship, unity, and integration of the parliaments and countries of the region.

The Speaker of the House of the People of the Country encouraged the Speakers of the Parliaments to work together to reach appropriate, effective decisions that can be jointly adopted, which serve the common interest of the Parliaments and the entire East African Community.

Finally, the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia expressed his confidence that the consultations and cooperation among the Speakers of the East African Community Parliaments will lead to effective results that strengthen parliamentary cooperation, enhance the coordination of institutions, and promote the common goals and objectives of the East African Community, and he emphasized that Somalia is committed to participating in effective consultations and strengthening the cooperation of the regional Parliaments.

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