Parliament of Kenya

Parliament of Kenya
13th Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate National Assembly
History
Founded	17 August 1906 (1906-08-17)
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 (66) [1]   Kenya Kwanza (33)   Azimio la Umoja (30) Vacant (1)
National Assembly political groups	Government (337) [2]   Kenya Kwanza (179)   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″S36°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. ^[3] 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.

See also

• Politics of Kenya
• List of legislatures by country
• Legislative branch

References

1. "Kenyan government's political pact with main opposition party draws criticism". AP News. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-05-15. "So basically there's no opposition party in parliament in Kenya?" political analyst Nanjala Nyabola posted on X.
2. "Kenyan government's political pact with main opposition party draws criticism". AP News. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-05-15. "So basically there's no opposition party in parliament in Kenya?" political analyst Nanjala Nyabola posted on X.
3. "Establishment and role of Parliament". parliament.go.ke. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

External links

• Official website