Events
Previous Colloquia
Theme:
Law Making, Oversight and Innovation: The Centrality of Legal Offices in Legislatures
This Africa Colloquium brings under one-roof Legal Counsels to African Parliaments in the spirit of Pan-Africanism in order to share your legal experiences guided by the Nairobi Principles that compel you to create innovative pathways in your legal practice. There is now consensus amongst Counsels to Parliaments that there is need to acclimatize to the application of digital technologies which are driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the law making process.
Theme:
A decade of operationalization of the Nairobi Principles: Successes, Challenges and Way Forward
H.E. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi graced the Colloquium with his attendance during which the Colloquium launched its website and inaugural magazine. The certificate of registration of the Africa Colloquium as a company limited by guarantee was also handed over to the president of the Colloquium.
Theme:
Efficient and Effective Parliaments in Africa: The Role of Legal Counsel
During the 4th Colloquium the delegates reviewed and adopted the Constitution and Election Rules with amendments. These will serve to guide the Colloquium in the conduct of its activities and election of office bearers, hence ensure the smooth administration of the Colloquium and effectiveness in the implementation of its objectives.
Theme:
Emerging Global Trends: A Challenge for Legal Counsel to Parliaments
During the 4th Colloquium the delegates reviewed and adopted the Constitution and Election Rules with amendments. These will serve to guide the Colloquium in the conduct of its activities and election of office bearers, hence ensure the smooth administration of the Colloquium and effectiveness in the implementation of its objectives.
Theme:
The Changing Roles of Legal Counsel Serving in Parliaments
During the 3rd Colloquium it was noted that there would be need to codify the Nairobi Principles and more importantly, find ways of having them implemented in the various legislatures in Africa.
It was further noted that there would be need to engage with other stakeholders who in one way or another interact with or impact on the functioning of legal counsel in Parliaments and in particular, the judiciary so as to continue the dialogue between the legislatures and the judiciary.
Theme:
The Nairobi Principles: Two Years On
The objectives of the second Colloquium were to review the implementation of the Nairobi Principles two years after their adoption and to provide a forum to discuss various contemporary legal and Parliamentary issues.
The delegates resolved that membership to the Colloquium be open to all legal counsel serving in legal offices of the Parliaments in Africa at the national, sub-national and regional level and an administrative structure be set up consisting of a council made up of representatives the Northern, Western, Southern, Central and Eastern Regions of Africa who are to be elected by the delegates to the Colloquium and a secretariat to be located in Nairobi. In addition, the Clerk of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya was appointed as the Patron to the Colloquium. It was further resolved that the Colloquium be held once in every two years at a venue to be determined by the Council on a rotational basis.
Theme:
The Nairobi Principles
The delegates to the inaugural Colloquium adopted the Nairobi Principles which were identified as key in enhancing service delivery, promoting the advancement of knowledge and sharing of information and addressing the issues affecting Legal Counsel serving in Parliaments in Africa.
The delegates resolved to adopt these principles in their respective Parliaments. It is anticipated that the full adoption of these principles would enhance the delivery of legal services by the Legal Counsel serving in the various Parliaments in Africa and facilitate the creation of a knowledge base on legal services in Parliament.