This year’s CSPOC is scheduled to take place from January 3–6, 2024, and will be hosted by the Parliament of Uganda.
The Conference attracts more than 120 delegates, including parliamentary staff and observers from 32 Commonwealth Parliaments, to maintain, foster, and encourage impartiality and fairness on the part of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments and promote knowledge and understanding of parliamentary democracy.
Speaker Wetang’ula was received by the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, Hon. Opolot Fred, MP, and the Kenya High Commissioner, Ambassador Maj. Gen. George Owinow.
Some topics that are scheduled to be discussed include diverse and inclusive parliaments, security measures for parliamentarians and parliaments, and bilateral opportunities among parliaments within the Commonwealth environment.
The conference is geared towards maintaining, fostering, and encouraging fairness on the part of speakers and presiding officers of parliaments. Further, it provides an ideal forum to promote knowledge and understanding of parliamentary democracy in its various forms, aiming at developing parliamentary institutions.
The CSPOC was established in 1969 and operates on a two-year cycle where it brings together the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the national parliaments of the independent sovereign states of the Commonwealth.
The Speaker is accompanied by the Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Ms. Serah Kioko, and by the Deputy Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Mohammed Ali.
