Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka with Kenyan-born Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi, January 17, 2018. [Photo|Parliament of Kenya]Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka on Wednesday met Kenyan-born Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi who paid him a courtesy call at his Parliament Buildings Office.Lusaka congratulated her on her election as Senator, noting that it was no mean feat and she would be a critical link between the counterpart Houses of Parliament.The Australian Senator lauded Kenya for the establishment of a Senate, acknowledging that the country had made great strides since she left the country in 1999.The meeting came a day after President Uhuru Kenyatta Senator Gichuhi and urged her to use her position to boost bilateral ties between Kenya and Australia.During the meeting at State House, Nairobi, Kenyatta said he was particularly keen to see a regular exchange programme that would facilitate sharing of ideas between Kenyan and Australian people.“I am keen to see the young people learn from each other through these exchange programmes,” he said.He said the exchange of ideas should also apply at the professional and cultural levels among other areas of mutual benefit.The President said Kenya could learn a lot from Australia which has been a democracy for 200 years.He congratulated Senator Gichuhi on her election to Australia’s federal Parliament, saying it was no mean achievement.

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