Parliament of Kenya
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The Parliament of Kenya is the bicameral legislature of Kenya.[3] Members of Parliament meet at the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi. It is made up of two houses: the Senate (upper house) and The National Assembly (lower house). Before 2013, the National Assembly was the unicameral parliament of the country.
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Parliament of Kenya Swahili: Bunge la Kenya | |
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12th Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Senate National Assembly |
History | |
Preceded by | 11th Parliament |
New session started | 31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) |
Leadership | |
Assembly Chairman | Justin Muturi, Jubilee |
Senate President | Ken Lusaka, Jubilee |
Structure | |
Seats | 349 (assembly) 67 (senate) |
Assembly political groups | Government Jubilee Party (171) Opposition National Super Alliance (126) Other Parties (52)[1] |
Senate political groups | Government (34)[2] Jubilee (34) Opposition(33)[2] National Super Alliance (28)[2] Independent (1)[2] Other Parties (4) |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Mixed-Member Majoritarian | |
Mixed-Member Majoritarian | |
Assembly last election | 8 August 2017 |
Senate last election | 8 August 2017 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament Buildings and KICC Nairobi, Kenya | |
Website | |
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