Parliament of Kenya
Appearance
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 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 349 (assembly) 67 (senate) |
Assemblypolitical groups | Government Jubilee Party(171) Opposition National Super Alliance(126) Other Parties (52)[1] |
Senatepolitical 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 | |
Assemblylast election | 8 August 2017 |
Senatelast election | 8 August 2017 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament Buildings andKICC Nairobi,Kenya | |
Website | |
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TheParliament of Kenyais thebicamerallegislatureofKenya.[3]Members of Parliament meet at theParliament BuildingsinNairobi.It is made up of two houses: theSenate(upper house) andThe National Assembly(lower house). Before 2013, the National Assembly was theunicameralparliament of the country.
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Kenya: Jubilee Pointmen Lusaka and Tuju Set for Key Posts - allAfrica".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-04-21.Retrieved2018-02-01.
- ↑2.02.12.22.3"FACTSHEET: Kenya's new parliament by numbers".
- ↑"Establishment and role of Parliament".parliament.go.ke. Archived fromthe originalon 1 April 2013.Retrieved30 March2013.