Parliament of Kenya

Joined the Commonwealth: 12 December 1963

CPA Branch Formed: 1 January 1964

Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral - National Assembly (224), Senate (68)

Parliament/Legislature website: Parliament of Kenya

Standing Orders: National Assembly and Senate

Constitution: Click here

Committees:

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: Awaiting info.

Number of Joint Committees (if bicameral): 15

Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees:  7

Recent articles in The Parliamentarian and online:

• CPA x GRI LSE: Innovations in Climate Change Acts: Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria in focus
• The Parliamentarian 2021 Issue Four - CPA news: Commonwealth Parliamentary Clerks meet for SoCATT Africa Region Seminar in Kenya
• The Parliamentarian 2021 Issue One - 'Honouring our commitments: Why halving malaria across the Commonwealth is vital to a healthy future for all' by Hon. Dr Otiende Amollo, MP
  
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Four – ‘Social Media and Parliamentary Engagement: Expanding public participation for democratic growth’ by Hon. Justin B. N. Muturi, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Four - CPA Secretary-General at Kenya Senate Committee workshop
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Two - Commonwealth Parliaments respond to COVID-19 global pandemic - Special report about COVID-19 responses in Kenya Parliament
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Four - Human Rights in modern era - 'Global Disability Summit and Disability Rights' by Hon. Dennitah Ghati, MP
• The Parliamentarian 2015 Issue One - 'Shifting Gears to Enhance Parliamentary Engagement' by Mr Justin Bundi, Clerk of the Parliament of Kenya  
• The Parliamentarian 2013 Issue Three - 'The Significance of Developing Centres of Parliamentary Studies and Training' by Mr Murumba Werunga, Emeritius Clerk of the Parliament of Kenya

Recent CPA Programmatic Activities/News:

• 30 January to 2 February 2023 - Post-Election Seminar strengthens knowledge of parliamentary procedure for Members and Senators at the Parliament of Kenya
• 25 October 2021 - Commonwealth Parliamentary Clerks meet for SoCATT Africa Region Seminar in Kenya
• 18 October 2021 - Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) Africa Region hosts the network’s first ever Regional Conference in Kenya
• 10-13 October 2018 - CPA Small Branches Climate Change Workshop at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Kenya
• March 2018 - CPA Parliamentary Staff Development Workshop
• 4-8 March 2018 - CPA Post-Election Seminar for Parliament of Kenya