Senate of Kenya

Senate
12th Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of Kenya
History
Founded	1963 and 2013
New session started	8 September 2022 (2022-09-08)
Leadership
Speaker	Amason Kingi, Kenya Kwanza since 8 September 2022[1]
Deputy Speaker	Kathuri Murungi, Kenya Kwanza since 8 September 2022
Majority Leader	Aaron Cheruiyot, Kenya Kwanza since 17 September 2022
Minority Leader	Stewart Madzayo, Azimio-One Kenya since 17 September 2022
Majority Whip	Bonny Khalwale, Kenya Kwanza since 17 September 2022
Structure
Seats	67
Political groups	Government (33)   Kenya Kwanza (33) Opposition (33)   Azimio la Umoja (33) Vacant (1)
Elections
Voting system	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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Executive President (list) William Ruto Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Cabinet Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi Attorney General vacant Director of Public Prosecutions vacant
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Commissions Offices Electoral and Boundaries Ethics and Anti-Corruption National Human Rights and Equality National Commission on Human Rights Administrative Justice National Land Commission Revenue Allocation Salaries and Remuneration Service Commissions Judicial National Police Parliamentary Public Teachers Offices Auditor-General Controller of Budget
Recent elections General: 2013 2017 2022 Presidential: 2017 (Oct) 2022 Local: 2007 2013 2017
Political parties The National Alliance United Republican Party Orange Democratic Movement Wiper Democratic Movement Party of National Unity Kenya African National Union Kenya National Congress
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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.

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.