Parliament of Kenya

The Parliament of Kenya is the bicameral legislature of Kenya.^[3] It is based at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi and consists of two houses. The upper house is the Senate, and the lower house is the National Assembly.

Parliament of Kenya
13th Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate National Assembly
History
Founded	17 August 1906 (1906-08-17)
Preceded by	12th Parliament
New session started	8 September 2022 (2022-09-08)
Leadership
Speaker of the Senate	Amason Kingi, Kenya Kwanza since 8 September 2022
Speaker of the National Assembly	Moses Wetangula, Kenya Kwanza since 8 September 2022
Structure
Seats	Senate: 67 National Assembly: 349
Senate political groups	Government (66)[1]   Kenya Kwanza (33)   Azimio la Umoja (30) Vacant (1)
National Assembly political groups	Government (337)[2]   Kenya Kwanza (179)   Azimio la Umoja (158) Independents (12)   Independents (12)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Last general election	9 August 2022
Next general election	10 August 2027
Meeting place
Parliament Buildings 1°17′24″S 36°49′12″E Nairobi, Kenya
Website
www.parliament.go.ke

See also

• Politics of Kenya
• List of legislatures by country
• Legislative branch