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National Assembly (Kenya)
Lower house of the Parliament of Kenya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 (11th Parliament), it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablished.
National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya | |
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13th Parliament | |
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Type | |
Type | of the Parliament of Kenya |
History | |
Founded | 1963 |
Preceded by | Legislative Council of Kenya |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Majority Leader | |
Majority Whip | |
Minority Leader | |
Minority Whip | |
Structure | |
Seats | 349 |
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Political groups | Government (179)
Opposition (158)
Independents (12)
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Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 9 August 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament buildings, Nairobi, Kenya | |
Website | |
Official website |
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Economic schemes |
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It has a total of 349 seats: 290 elected from the constituencies, 47 women elected from the counties and 12 nominated representatives. The Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya serves as an ex officio member.
The High Court of Kenya ordered lawmakers to introduce gender quotas, or face dissolution in the mid-2010s, following the implementation of the 2010 Constitution.[1]