NAIROBI, Kenya – The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Hon. Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur (Jaamac), chaired an extraordinary meeting of Speakers of Parliaments from member states of the East African Community (EAC), held in Nairobi, Kenya.
The meeting focused on strengthening parliamentary cooperation and accelerating regional integration. Addressing fellow parliamentary leaders, Speaker Nur delivered remarks highlighting key priorities for improving collaboration, coordination and joint decision-making among EAC member parliaments.
At the beginning of his address, the Speaker thanked the Speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly and the Kenyan Parliament for their warm reception of delegates and the high standard of arrangements made to host the meeting.
He also commended parliamentary secretaries and clerks for their dedication, commitment and preparations during the technical meeting held on October 27–28, 2026, ahead of the extraordinary gathering.
Speaker Nur highlighted two major items on the meeting’s agenda.
The first concerned a review of progress in implementing a decision by the EAC Summit of Heads of State regarding allowances and the election of members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), scheduled to take effect in December 2027.
The second focused on a briefing on preparations for the EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games, which are scheduled to take place in Arusha, Tanzania, from December 4 to 15, 2026.
The Speaker announced that Somalia was fully prepared to participate in the regional parliamentary games. He confirmed that the Federal Parliament of Somalia would send a sports delegation to the competition, emphasizing that the event would provide an opportunity to strengthen relations, friendship, solidarity and regional integration among parliaments and EAC member states.
He also urged parliamentary Speakers to work collectively towards reaching appropriate, practical and mutually acceptable decisions that serve the common interests of their respective parliaments and the wider East African Community.
Concluding his remarks, Speaker Nur expressed confidence that continued dialogue and cooperation among EAC parliamentary leaders would deliver tangible outcomes, strengthen institutional collaboration, improve coordination and advance the Community’s shared goals and objectives.
He reaffirmed Somalia’s commitment to meaningful regional dialogue and stronger parliamentary cooperation across East Africa.
