INDIA AND KENYA SHARE HISTORICAL AND MULTIFACETED RELATIONS GOING BACK OVER MILLENNIA: LOK SABHA SPEAKER

Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla met Rt. Hon. Dr. Moses M. Wetang'ula, Speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly, and highlighted the millennial‑old ties between India and Kenya. Kenya supports India’s bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and has recognised Persons of Indian Origin as an indigenous community. Both speakers noted shared democratic values and the planned installation of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in Kenya’s Parliament. Birla cited India’s use of Artificial Intelligence in parliamentary functioning and offered to share this experience. He also referred to parliamentary friendship groups and PRIDE‑organised programmes for Kenyan legislators.