Senate of Kenya
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The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Kenya. The Senate was first part of Kenya's 1963 Constitution. It was abolished in 1966. The Senate was re-created by the 2010 Constitution and became part of the national parliament in 2013.
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The Senate | |
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12th Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | of the Parliament of Kenya |
History | |
Founded | 1963 and 2013 |
New session started | 31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Majority Whip | Kimani Wamatangi, Jubilee since February 9 2021 |
Structure | |
Seats | 67 |
Political groups | Government (34)[4] Jubilee (34) Opposition (33)[4] National Super Alliance (28)[4] Independent (1)[4] Other Parties (4) |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
47 First Past the Post, 20 co-opted, 1 ex-officio | |
Last election | 8 August 2017 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament Buildings,[5] Nairobi, Kenya | |
Website | |
Official website |
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