The
President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira on Thursday, swore in Mrs. Lindiwe Khumalo into her new position
as Clerk of Parliament.
Thereafter,
the two leaders held an introductory meeting to discuss key priority areas. The
President engaged the Clerk about her role in assisting the Bureau in the
discharge of their duties as provided in Article 12(5) of the Protocol that
established the Parliament. Of note is the implementation of the Bureau’s
commitment to “revive, renew, reposition and reinvigorate” the Pan-African
Parliament.
H.E. Chief Charumbira who arrived the seat
of the Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, will after the swearing in of the
new Clerk, hold meetings with the PAP Bureau and Management on the financial,
organizational and administrative needs, and calendar of activities for the
rest of the year. He is also expected to hold meeting with staff of the
Secretariat to introduce the new Clerk of Parliament and discuss priority areas
with the staff.
Mrs. Khumalo becomes the first
woman to take charge of the Secretariat of the Continental Parliament since the
institution’s establishment in 2004. Her appointment was endorsed by the PAP
Plenary in June this year, in accordance with Article 12(6) of the PAP Protocol
and Rule 17 (f) of the Rules of Procedure, following a competitive process to
fill the position that had remained vacant since the retirement of the former
Clerk, Vipya Harawa at the end of
March 2022.
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