National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya | |
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12th Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | of the Parliament of Kenya |
History | |
Founded | 1963 |
Preceded by | Legislative Council of Kenya |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Majority Whip | |
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 | |
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.