National Assembly (Kenya)

The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is the lower house of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it was a unicameral house. In 2013, it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablished.

National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya
12th Parliament
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Kenya
History
Founded	1963
Preceded by	Legislative Council of Kenya
Leadership
Speaker	Justin Muturi, Jubilee since 28 March 2013
Deputy Speaker	Moses Cheboi, Jubilee since 31 August 2017
Majority Leader	Amos Kimunya, Jubilee since 22 July 2020
Minority Leader	John Mbadi, NASA since 8 August 2017
Majority Whip	Emmanuel Wangwe, Jubilee since 2 June 2020
Structure
Seats	349
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Political groups	Government (172)   Jubilee Party (172) Opposition (176)   National Super Alliance (125)   Other parties and independents (51) Vacant (1)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	8 August 2017
Meeting place
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Parliament buildings, Nairobi, Kenya
Website
Official website

It has a total of 349 seats: 290 elected from the constituencies, 47 women elected from the counties and 12 nominated representatives.

National Assembly (Kenya) Media

• Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, Kenya-21April2010.jpg

  Parliament buildings, Nairobi

• Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, Kenya -entrance-15April2010.jpg

  Entrance to the Parliament Buildings, Nairobi