The National Assembly (Assembly) is the lower house of parliament of Kenya . Until the 11th convocation of parliament, it was a unicameral parliament, and until 1966 - one of the two chambers of a bicameral parliament, the country's legislative body.
| Kenya National Assembly | |
|---|---|
| English National assembly of kenya | |
| XII convocation | |
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| Type of | |
| Type of | lower house of kenya parliament |
| Manual | |
| Chairman of the National Assembly | Justin Muturi, Jubilee Union from March 28, 2013 |
| Structure | |
| Members | 349 |
| Fractions | Government Anniversary Union (140) Other batches (53) Opposition Orange Democratic Movement (62) Other batches (65) [1] Non-Party (14) [1] Other undecided (13) [1] |
| Voting system | majoritarian |
| Recent election | August 8, 2017 |
| Conference hall | |
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| Kenya Parliament Building in Nairobi | |
| Site | |
| parliament.go.ke | |
It has a total of 349 seats; 290 elected from constituencies of which 47 are women elected from constituencies and 12 appointed representatives. The Supreme Court of Kenya ruled lawmakers to enact legislation on gender quotas or dissolve themselves [2] .
Content
Composition
Current composition
- Jubilee Union - 140 places;
- Orange Democratic Movement - 62 seats;
- Other parties - 118 seats;
- Non-party - 27 seats.
2013
- Jubilee Union - 167 seats;
- Amani Union - 24 places;
- Coalition for Revolutions and Democracy - 141;
- Other parties - 17 places.
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 Githae, W. Kenya: Jubilee Pointmen Lusaka and Tuju Set for Key Posts (English) . AllAfrica (31 August 2017).
- Ya Kenya court orders gender quota (English) .