Parliament of Kenya

Parliament of Kenya
13th Parliament

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate National Assembly
History
Preceded by	12th Parliament
New session started	8 September 2022 (2022-09-08)
Leadership
Speaker of the Senate	Amason Kingi, Kenya Kwanza since 8 September 2022
Speaker of the National Assembly	Moses Wetangula, Kenya Kwanza since 8 September 2022
Structure
Seats	Senate: 67 National Assembly: 349

Senate political groups	Government (34) Kenya Kwanza (36) Opposition (33) Azimio la Umoja (30) Vacant (1)

National Assembly political groups	Government (179) Kenya Kwanza (179) Opposition (158) Azimio la Umoja (158) Independents (12) Independents (12)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Last general election	9 August 2022
Next general election	10 August 2027
Meeting place

Parliament Buildings 1°17′24″S 36°49′12″E / 1.289995°S 36.820074°E / -1.289995; 36.820074 Nairobi, Kenya
Website
www.parliament.go.ke

The Parliament of Kenya is the bicameral legislature of Kenya.^[1] It is based at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi and consists of two houses. The upper house is the Senate, and the lower house is the National Assembly.

References

↑ "Establishment and role of Parliament". parliament.go.ke. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

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