National Assembly (Kenya)

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.

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National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya
13th Parliament
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Kenya
History
Founded	1963
Preceded by	Legislative Council of Kenya
Leadership
Speaker	Moses Wetang'ula, Kenya Kwanza since 8 September 2022
Deputy Speaker	Gladys Boss Shollei, Kenya Kwanza
Majority Leader	Kimani Ichungwah, Kenya Kwanza
Majority Whip	Silvanos Osoro, Kenya Kwanza
Minority Leader	Opiyo Wandayi, Azimio la Umoja
Minority Whip	Junet Muhamed, Azimio la Umoja
Structure
Seats	349
Political groups	Government (179)   Kenya Kwanza (179)   UDA (143)   ANC (7)   FORD–K (6)   TSP (2)   CCK (1)   DP (1)   GDDP (1)   PAA (3)   UDM (5)   MCC (2)   UPIA (2)   UPA (2)   MDG (1) Opposition (158)   Azimio la Umoja (158)   ODM (89)   Jubilee (30)   Wiper (26)   DAP (5)   KANU (5)   KUP (3)   NOPEU (1)   NAP (1)   UDP (1) Independents (12)   Independents (12)
Elections
Voting system	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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Commissions Offices Electoral and Boundaries Ethics and Anti-Corruption National Human Rights and Equality National Commission on Human Rights Administrative Justice National Land Commission Revenue Allocation Salaries and Remuneration Service Commissions Judicial National Police Parliamentary Public Teachers Offices Auditor-General Controller of Budget
Recent elections General: 2013 2017 2022 Presidential: 2017 (Oct) 2022 Local: 2007 2013 2017
Political parties The National Alliance United Republican Party Orange Democratic Movement Wiper Democratic Movement Party of National Unity Kenya African National Union Kenya National Congress
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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]