Parliamentary Network Africa’s Executive Director, Samuel Obeng, speaks at a workshop on Public Debt Management and Legislative Budgeting in Kenya

The Executive Director of the Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), Mr. Sammy Obeng, is among the speakers at the Public Debt Management and Legislative Budgeting workshop in Mombasa, Kenya from the 20th to the 21st of April 2023. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) organized the event in partnership with the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) – a bipartisan commission of the US House of Representatives that aims to connect US members and staff with their international parliamentary counterparts on issues related to legislative strengthening and development.

Mr. Sammy Obeng is participating in the workshop upon the invitation of the National Democratic Institute. The workshop aims to bring together Members of Parliament from different African countries including Ghana, The Gambia, Liberia, Zambia, Mozambique, and Kenya. Mr. Obeng will be speaking on two panels that discuss “Transparency and Participation in the National Budget Process” and “The Importance of Openness and Transparency in Budget and Debt Management Processes.”

The PNAfrica is a Parliamentary Monitoring Organization based in Accra, Ghana, and is a convener and connector of civil society parliamentary monitoring organizations and journalists that promote open parliaments across Africa. From its humble beginnings as a Parliament Focused newspaper, PNAfrica has emerged as a reputable parliamentary monitoring civil society organization that has impacted parliamentary actors from almost all countries in Sub-Saharan Africa through its partnered projects, training, publications, events, and speaking engagements.

The organization advances its vision to promote open parliaments across Africa through four strategic priority areas such as strengthening and supporting Parliaments in Africa, building the capacity of parliamentary journalists, convening civil society for knowledge management, and bringing parliaments closer to citizens through accountable and inclusive programs that impact the livelihood of the people of Africa.

All in all, Mr. Sammy Obeng’s participation in the workshop in Kenya highlights PNAfrica’s commitment to promoting open parliaments across Africa. The organization’s work to strengthen and support parliaments, build the capacity of parliamentary journalists, and convene civil society for knowledge management is commendable. Their efforts to bring parliaments closer to citizens through accountable and inclusive programs that impact the livelihood of the people of Africa is vital to ensuring transparency and participation in the national budget process, as well as promoting openness and transparency in budget and debt management processes.