Parliament of Kenya
The Parliament of Kenya is the bicameral legislature of Kenya.[3] Members of Parliament meet at the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi. It is made up of two houses: the Senate (upper house) and The National Assembly (lower house). Before 2013, the National Assembly was the unicameral parliament of the country.
Parliament of Kenya Swahili: Bunge la Kenya | |
|---|---|
| 12th Parliament | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate National Assembly |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 11th Parliament |
New session started | 31 August 2017 |
| Leadership | |
Assembly Chairman | Justin Muturi, Jubilee |
Senate President | Ken Lusaka, Jubilee |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 349 (assembly) 67 (senate) |
Assembly political groups | Government Jubilee Party (171) Opposition National Super Alliance (126) Other Parties (52)[1] |
Senate political groups | Government (34)[2] Jubilee (34) Opposition(33)[2] National Super Alliance (28)[2] Independent (1)[2] Other Parties (4) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Mixed-Member Majoritarian | |
| Mixed-Member Majoritarian | |
Assembly last election | 8 August 2017 |
Senate last election | 8 August 2017 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Parliament Buildings and KICC Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Website | |
| www | |
References
- "Kenya: Jubilee Pointmen Lusaka and Tuju Set for Key Posts - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- "FACTSHEET: Kenya's new parliament by numbers".
- "Establishment and role of Parliament". parliament.go.ke. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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