Senate of Kenya
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The Senate of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya, along with the National Assembly. The Senate was first established as part of Kenya's 1963 Constitution.
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Senate | |
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12th Parliament | |
History | |
Founded | 1963 and 2013 |
New session started | 8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Majority Whip | |
Structure | |
Seats | 67 |
Political groups | Government (33)
Opposition (33)
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Elections | |
47 First Past the Post, 20 co-opted, 1 ex-officio | |
Last election | 9 August 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament Buildings,[2] Nairobi, Kenya | |
Website | |
Official website |
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After being abolished in 1966, the Senate was re-established by Article 93 of the new 2010 Constitution to represent counties' interests as well as pass legislation concerning counties.