National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has held bilateral discussions with his Malawian counterpart, Sameer Gaffar Suleman, on strengthening parliamentary independence, institutional capacity and cooperation between the two countries.
Wetang’ula said Suleman, who led a delegation on a benchmarking visit to Kenya’s Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), discussed ways of improving parliamentary autonomy, financial and administrative independence, human resource management and the welfare of Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff.
The discussions also explored opportunities for collaboration in parliamentary training, professional development and institutional modernisation, with both countries seeking to strengthen democratic governance, constitutionalism and accountability.
In a statement shared on his official X account, Wetang’ula said sustained inter-parliamentary cooperation would provide an opportunity for Kenya and Malawi to exchange best practices and improve parliamentary service delivery.
He added that the partnership could enhance the effectiveness of the two legislatures in carrying out their constitutional mandates of lawmaking, oversight and representation.
The benchmarking visit comes amid efforts to strengthen institutional capacity and improve the administrative frameworks that support parliamentary operations, with the two countries seeking to learn from each other’s experiences in legislative governance and parliamentary management.