National Assembly (Kenya)

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[1]
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[2]
Structure
Seats	349
Political groups	Government (172)   Jubilee Party (172) Opposition (176)   National Super Alliance (125)   Other parties and independents (51) Vacant (1)[3]
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	8 August 2017
Meeting place
Parliament buildings, Nairobi, Kenya
Website
Official website

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.

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

1. ↑ "Muturi re-elected national assembly speaker".
2. ↑ Githae, Wanjohi (31 August 2017). "Kenya: Jubilee Pointmen Lusaka and Tuju Set for Key Posts". Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2017 – via AllAfrica.
3. ↑ "List of Members of the National Assembly by Party" (PDF). Kenyan Parliament. 10 March 2020.