Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya

Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
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Incumbent Moses Wetangula since 8 September 2022
National Assembly
Style	Mr. Speaker (Informal; while presiding the house) The Honorable (Formal; Inside Kenya) His/Her Excellency (Diplomatic; Outside Kenya)
Type	Speaker
Status	Presiding officer of the National Assembly (Kenya)
Member of	Parliament of Kenya
Reports to	Parliament of Kenya
Seat	National Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya
Appointer	Elected by All Members of Parliament
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kenya
Inaugural holder	Humphrey Slade
Formation	17 August 1907;118 years ago (1907-08-17)
Deputy	Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
Website	Parliament.gov.ke

The speaker is the presiding officer of the Kenyan National Assembly. From 1966 to 2013 the National Assembly was the unicameral body of the Kenyan Parliament.

Qualifications

The speaker is elected by the National Assembly (Kenya) from among persons who are qualified to be Members of the Parliament. The speaker's term lasts for a period of five years, and primarily comes to an end when a new house of parliament first meets after an election in line with Article 106 of the Constitution of Kenya

Speakers of the National Assembly of Kenya

Speaker [1]	Dates	Party Affiliation
Sir Humphrey Slade [2]	1967 – 1970	N/A
Fred Mbiti Gideon Mati [2]	1970 – 1988	APP/KANU
Moses Kiprono arap Keino [2]	1988 – 1991	KANU
Jonathan Kimetet arap Ng'eno [2]	1991 – 1993	KANU
Francis ole Kaparo [2]	1993 – 2008	KANU
Kenneth Marende [3] [2]	2008 – 2013	ODM
Justin Muturi [2]	2013 – 2022	Jubilee Party
Moses Francis Masika Wetangula [2]	2022 – Present	Ford Kenya (Kenya Kwanza Alliance)

Bicameral parliament

Previously, there were separate speakers of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

• Sir Humphrey Slade (1963–1966)

Source: ^[2]

Speaker of the Senate

• Timothy Chitasi Muinga Chokwe (1963]
• Ekwee Ethuro (2013-2017)
• Ken Lusaka (2017–2022]

Amason Kingi Jeffah (2022 to present) Source: ^[2]

Speaker of the Colonial Legislative Council

• William K. Horne (1948–1955)
• Ferdinand W. Cavendish-Bentinck (1955–1960)
• Sir Humphrey Slade (1960–1963)

References

1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944-2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. Opalo, Ken Ochieng' (June 20, 2019). Legislative Development in Africa: Politics and Postcolonial Legacies. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9781108579964 – via Google Books.
3. BBC News, January 15, 2008: Kenya opposition boosted by vote