Speaker Muturi elected Commonwealth Parliamentary Association chairman

National assembly speaker Justin Muturi in Parliament. /FILE
National assembly speaker Justin Muturi in Parliament. /FILE

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has been elected as the Executive chairman of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, African region.

Muturi was elected on Tuesday afternoon at the close of the 49th CPA conference at Gaborone, Botswana.

He promised to deliver on his mandate as well as champion the continent's ideals and dreams at the CPA international.

"I am immensely honoured by your endorsement of my leadership today by electing me the chairperson. I take this opportunity to assure you that for the next three years, I shall uphold the high esteem of the position of the trust to which you have elevated me," he said in his acceptance speech.

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