BY LORETTA B MANELE

The three-day Parliament and Media Workshop is vital for mainstream media says Duane Baiabe, the Acting Director for Parliamentary, Media, Communications and Engagement Unit in the Parliament Building.

Speaking to media participants on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the first day of the workshop at the King Solomon Hotel Conference room, he explained that the workshop is to help them assist mainstream media when it comes to reporting or accessing information from parliament.

The other aim of the workshop is to introduce the parliament press gallery of which Baiabe said they hope to bring in 2026.

“At the same time, we are working towards creating communications strategy for national parliament which will be good to guide us in terms of reporting and to also assist journalists for much more accurate reporting,” he stressed.

Baiabe said that the first day of the workshop involved an introduction of the whole program and a trip for media representatives to different offices in parliament such as the Procedures Office, Hansard Department and the Committee Office.

He went on to say that the second day is about procedures where participants will learn about things like bills, business before the house, how to report on committees like BLC and how to report using accurate information.

“Day 2 is about procedures and committee work and how media comes in and reports,” Baiabe said.

He said today, Friday, October 3, 2025, the final day of the workshop, will cater to an introduction to the parliament press gallery.

The Acting Director for Parliamentary, Media, Communications and Engagement Unit said that what they are trying to do is to get mainstream media to understand the importance of having a press gallery in parliament.

He noted that it is also about how our people can be able to get good information from parliament from reporters who are part of the parliament press gallery.

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