Senate (Burundi)

Senate of Burundi

Inama nkenguzamateka (Kirundi)
Sénat du Burundi (French)
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1965 (1965-04-01)
New session started
23 July 2025
Leadership
Gervais Ndirakobuca, CNDD-FDD
since 5 August 2025
Structure
Seats13 senators
Political groups
  CNDD–FDD: 10 seats
  Twa: 3 seats
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Electoral college
First election
1 April 1965 (1965-04-01)
Last election
23 July 2025
Next election
July 2030
Meeting place
Gitega
Website
www.senat.bi

The Senate (Kirundi: Inama nkenguzamateka) is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of between 13 members who serve 5-year terms. The current Senate was elected on 23 July 2025 and consists of 13 members.

Under the newly promulgated 2018 constitution and following the new administrative division, the senate similarly to the national assembly saw its number of seats reduced. The senate goes from 39 seats to 13 seats starting from the 2025 legislative elections.

This change was first enacted with the recent election that was held on 23 July 2025.