African parliaments must "legislate boldly" and use their oversight powers to confront methane emissions head-on, Speaker of the Senate Hon. Amason Kingi, told legislators on Thursday as Kenya opened a regional seminar on climate action in Nairobi.

The Clerk of the Senate and Secretary to the Parliamentary Service Commission, Mr Jeremiah Nyegenye, has formally welcomed African parliamentary leaders to Nairobi for the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Regional Seminar on Methane Reduction, framing the gathering as a test of the continent's resolve to confront climate change.