National Assembly (Kenya)

National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya

Bunge la Taifa la Kenya
National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya ; Bunge la Taifa la Kenya
13th Parliament
Type
Type	Lower houseUnicameral; (1966–2013)Lower house; (1963–1966)
History
Founded	1963
Preceded by	Legislative Council of Kenya
Leadership
Speaker	Moses Wetang'ula, Kenya Kwanza ; since 8 September 2022
Deputy Speaker	Gladys Boss Shollei, Kenya Kwanza
Majority Leader	Kimani Ichungwah, Kenya Kwanza
Majority Whip	Silvanus O. Osoro, Kenya Kwanza
Minority Leader	Junet Mohamed, Azimio la Umoja
Minority Whip	Millie Odhiambo, Azimio la Umoja
Structure
Seats	Speaker (non-voting); 349
Political groups	Government (337) Kenya Kwanza (179) UDA (143); ANC (7); FORD–K (6); TSP (2); CCK (1); DP (1); GDDP (1); PAA (3); UDM (5); MCC (2); UPIA (2); UPA (2); MDG (1); ; Azimio la Umoja (158) ODM (89); Jubilee (30); WPF (26); DAP (5); KANU (5); KUP (3); NOPEU (1); NAP (1); UDP (1); ; Independents (12) Independents (12);
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	9 August 2022
Next election	2027
Meeting place
	Chamber of The National Assembly; Parliament buildings, Nairobi, Kenya
Website
	Official website

The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya (formerly House of Representatives) is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 (11th Parliament), 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. The Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya serves as an ex officio member.

The High Court of Kenya ordered lawmakers to introduce gender quotas, or face dissolution in the mid-2010s, following the implementation of the 2010 Constitution.