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Our departments and regional representatives support effective communication and accurate documentation of parliamentary proceedings across Africa. Below is a directory of Hansard Heads—key contacts responsible for recording and publishing debates in their respective legislatures.

1. Botswana
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Kedibonye Nyanga

Email:

[email protected]

Regional Bloc:

Southern

2. Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Ali Abdulmajid Ahmed

Email:
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

3. County Assembly of Kericho (Kenya)
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Brenda Kosgey (Chepkemoi)

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

4. EALA
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Shallon Atuhaire Mugabe

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

5. Eastern Cape Legislature
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. MteteIeli Mangcunyana

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

6. Eswatini
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Ntfombiyancengwa Dlamini

Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

7. Free State Provincial Legislature
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Sharon Ogilvie

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

8. Gambia
Name of Hansard Head:

Isatou Kassama

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Western

9. Gauteng Legislature
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Siphithi Mona

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

10. Ghana
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Adam Iddrisu

Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Western

11. Kenya
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Gladys Ndeda (NA),
Mr. Stephen Mutungi (Senate)

Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

12. Kenya - County Assembly of Kajiado
Name of Hansard Head:

Anguche David

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

13. Kenya - Kisumu County
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Zablon Otiede

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

14. KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Mqondisi Ngcobo

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

15. Lesotho
Name of Hansard Head:
Mr. Kori Nthethe (NA),
Marina Phooko (Senate)
Email:
[email protected], [email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

16. Limpopo Provincial Legislature
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Ndala Nozipho

Email:

[email protected]

Regional Bloc:

Southern

17. MALAWI
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Steve Banda

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

18. Mauritius
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Chitra Jankee

Email:

[email protected]

Regional Bloc:
Eastern (Island)
19. Mpumalanga Legislature
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Sibongile Ethel Khoza

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

20. Namibia
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Agnes Simone 

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

21. National Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Euphraat Hopane

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Southern

22. Nigeria
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Gobina Drisu

Email:

[email protected]

Regional Bloc:

Western

23. NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Carol Betty Oliphant

Email:

[email protected]

Regional Bloc:

Southern

24. Nyandarua County Assembly
Name of Hansard Head:

Warwathia Chege

Email:

[email protected]

Regional Bloc:

Eastern

25. Seychelles
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Florette Monaie

Email:

[email protected]

Regional Bloc:

Eastern (Island)

26. Sierra Leone
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Samuel M. Songa

Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Western

27. Taita Taveta County Assembly
Name of Hansard Head:

Prim Mwakudua

Email:

[email protected]

Regional Bloc:

Eastern

28. Tanzania
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Neema Msangi

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

29. Uganda
Name of Hansard Head:

Mr. Moses Bwalatum

Email:
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

30. Zambia
Name of Hansard Head:

Ms. Malala Mangala-Hamanyati

Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]
Regional Bloc:

Eastern

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Ms Hortensiah Nyawira Kamau

Ms. Hortensiah Nyawira Kamau holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication from the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication and a BA in Communication from Daystar University, Kenya. With over 20 years’ experience in the Kenyan legislature, she is currently a Principal Hansard Editor in the Senate, having previously served as Senior Hansard Editor, and earlier worked in public relations. She has attended courses in leadership, management, and Hansard production, including Parliamentary Practices and Procedures and the Parliamentary Internship Programme in India. Ms. Kamau also serves as a Trustee of the Parliamentary Service Commission Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme and is a member of its Annual Report Editorial Committee.

Ms Sibongile Khoza

Sibongile Khoza holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Translation from the University of South
Africa, as well as a Master’s degree in Translation from the University of the Witwatersrand.
She worked as an interpreter for the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa from 2006 to
November 2011. Since December 2011, she has served as Chief Editor of Hansard in the
Mpumalanga Legislature, while also contributing to terminology projects for the Department of
Sport, Arts and Culture. Sibongile is currently pursuing a PhD in Translation and Interpreting at
the University of the Witwatersrand.

Mr Adam Iddrisu

Adam Iddrisu, Esq. is Vice President of the Commonwealth Hansard Editors Association – Africa Region and President of the Official Reporters and Editors Society, Ghana (ORES–Ghana). He joined the Parliamentary Service of Ghana in 2002, earning a Verbatim Reporters Certificate from the Government Secretarial School, and progressed from Reporter II to his current role as Editor of Debates and Head of the Hansard Office.

He holds a First-Class Honours in Management Studies and an MBA from the University of Cape Coast, an LLB from the University of Ghana, a Higher National Diploma from Tamale Technical University, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from GIMPA, a Professional Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law, and multiple specialised reporting certifications.

Mr Steve Katawa Banda

Mr Steve Katawa is the President of CHE-AR since 2022. He served as a Principal Editor of
Hansard for Parliament of Malawi, deputising the Chief Editor of Hansard/Head of Hansard
from 2017 to 2021. He is the Chief Editor of Hansard/ Head of Hansard for Parliament of
Malawi From 2021 to date.

Ms Euphraat Hopane

Ms Euphraat Hopane is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Commonwealth Hansard Editors Association – Africa Region since 2017 to date. She joined Parliament of the Republic of South Africa in November 2005 as a Language Practitioner in Hansard reporting. She rose through the ranks from Language Practitioner to Senior Language Practitioner, Control Language Practitioner, and now Unit Manager for Hansard reporting. Ms Hopane holds a BA and BA Hons from the University of Limpopo, Bphil (Hons) from Stellenbosch University, and a Master of Arts in Forensic Linguistics from Pennsylvania Western University. She is also a member of the International Association for Forensic and Legal Linguistics.Get notified about new articles