Parliament of Kenya

The Parliament of Kenya is the bicameral legislature of Kenya.[3] It consists of two houses:

Parliament of Kenya
Swahili: Bunge la Kenya
12th Parliament
Type
Type
HousesSenate
National Assembly
History
Preceded by11th Parliament
New session started
31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
Leadership
Senate President
Ken Lusaka, Jubilee
Structure
Seats349 (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.parliament.go.ke

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2018-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. https://africacheck.org/factsheets/factsheet-kenyas-new-parliament-numbers/
  3. "Establishment and role of Parliament". parliament.go.ke. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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