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8 September 2010
Nairobi — More than 100 delegates arrived on Wednesday for the largest Commonwealth MPs meeting to be hosted by Parliament.
An executive committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) meets on Thursday ahead of the conference which opens officially next week.
The meeting of the 13-member team referred to as the "working party members" will take place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre as women MPs from 54 countries arrive for an exclusive meeting to review the status women in 2010.
About 100 women MPs are expected at the 56th CPA conference.
On Friday, the steering committee of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians will hold a session ahead of the Monday conference that will also discuss strategies to increase women's representation in Parliament.
They will also elect a chairperson to replace Ms Kashmala Tariq of Pakistan whose term has expired.
On Wednesday, National Assembly Clerk Patrick Gichohi said Parliament was ready for the conference it last hosted in 1983.
"The event promises to be one of the most important gatherings of the Commonwealth family in Kenya," said Mr Gichohi.
