2018 Conference

This was the name given to the first international African & Asian conference first held in Bandung1, Indonesia in 1955. Other conferences concerning the anti-colonial struggle across Africa and Asia were held in London in 1900 and in Manchester in 1945. The purpose would be to demonstrate a historical continuity to the ideals and aspirations of those conferences. One fundamental question may be as far as nation building is concerned: How far have we travelled from Bandung 1955? Where, & how do we go forward from here?

Venue:

• The Holiday Inn, The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Upper Hill, Nairobi

Dates:

• Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd November 2018.
• Two-day conference and Legacy Gala Dinner.

Aims

1. To promote the development of Pan-African solutions to global problems linking Africans in the diaspora and on the continent;
2. To identify leadership skills that deliver identifiable benefits to diverse communities;
3. To address areas of real concern to progress the social cohesion and unity of Africa by helping to create a unified constructive approach to issues of security, human rights and the rule of law, empowering and uplifting all in society through creating real prosperity, and sustainable wealth through education and increased social mobility.

Objectives

1. To create a culture of joint working and partnership between NGO’s and Governments, and international authorities to deliver progressive change that positively impacts the lives and destiny of all citizens;
2. To create a bridge between the expertise and skills in Africa and in the diaspora communities for the mutual benefit of the continent and all our people;
3. To increase the wealth, both economic and social, via forging closer links across the full range of economic and social activities.

Delegates arrive at the conference venue.

• Conference Moderator – Mr. Johnson Mwakazi
• Kenyan School Children’s Choir (Hillcrest International School and Karen C. High School).

(e.g Operation Usalama Watch- part of the solution or part of the problem?)

Chair: Mr. D. Peter Herbert O.B.E. (Judge and Former Vice Chair Metropolitan Police Authority)

(5 minutes presentation by each panelist followed by discussion and questions from the audience)

• Nairobi County Police:- Mr. Joseph Ole Tito 
• Metropolitan Police Borough Commander: Ms. Pat Gallan
• Islamic Academic: Mr. Abdisaid M. Ali (Africa Centre for Strategic Studies)
• Former Captain Kenya Defence Force – Mr. Mbijiwe Mwenda 
• UK Anti-Terrorism Expert, Red Lion Chambers – Judge Sailesh Mehta
• Strategic Intelligence Service (Virtual Counter Terrorism): Mr. Basaam Abdirashid (Virtual Counter Terrorism) 

Relevant background reports:

• US State Department reports 2017, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Open Society Foundations:

Are these mutually exclusive? (Sponsored by Strathmore School of Law-The Dean of School of law)

Chair: Ms. Afua Hirsch; Sky TV Journalist or CNN Africa Presenter. 

(5/8 minute presentation by each panelist followed by questions read from the audience)

Style: Interactive Session.

Panel:

1. Hon. Mr. Justice Isaac Lenaola, MBS (Supreme Court of Kenya) 
2. Dr. Luis G. Franceschi. – The Dean of Strathmore Law School. 
3. Mr. Gichuhi Allen Waiyaki-President of the Law Society of Kenya, (LSK). 
4. Mrs. Ismet Rawat, Barrister, President of the Association of Muslim Lawyers (UK) (Confirmed)
5. Mr. Hashi Mohamed, No5 Barristers Chambers

1. Can we counter-terrorism without breeding extremism? (Law Society Kenya) Led by Ms. Mercy Wambua (CEO) 
2. Building civil society in multi faith & multi ethnic societies (Kenya Human Rights Commission-Mr. George Kegoro and KNHRC) 
3. Counter-terrorism: How does the Rule of Law apply? led by (PALU CEO) Mr. Donald Deya
4. Regional Conflict Resolution: Can it be achieved? (UNHCR) 

Chair: Hosted by Pan African Lawyers Association

1. Mr. Donald Deya – Chief Executive Pan African Lawyers Association.
2. Mr. Jeffery Labovitz: Immigration of Migration (IOM) 
3. Ms. Veronica Wright – Prosecutor UN Residual Mechanism
4. Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC) 
5. Mr. Peter Ouko – Crime Si Poa Organization
6. Ms. Karin Pluberg – Adviser to the African Court of Human Rights

Conference Chairs

Delegates arrive at the conference venue.

• Conference Moderator – Mr. Johnson Mwakazi
• Kenyan School children’s Choir (Hillcrest International School and Karen C. High School)

Shadow Minister of Home Affairs: Ms. Dianne Abbott M.P.

a. Combatting corruption, whose money is it anyway? (Samuel Kimeu), Executive Director, Transparency International And Suleimani Kinyunyu

b. The Use of Excessive Force: Can we restrain & train our security services? Mr. Lee Jasper (former adviser to the Mayor in London) and KHRC 

c. Prisons: What rights should be respected? Led by Mr. Moody Awori and John Muthuri (African Prison Project). 

d. How do we make our politicians accountable to the people?

The Auditor General of Kenya: Mr. Edward Ouko