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Upper house of the Parliament of Kenya

The Senate of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya, along with the National Assembly. The Senate was first established as part of Kenya’s 1963 Constitution.

After being abolished in 1966, the Senate was re-established by Article 93 of the new 2010 Constitution to represent counties’ interests as well as pass legislation concerning counties.

First Senate, 1963–1966[edit]

Kenya’s 1963 Constitution established a Senate that consisted of 41 senators elected for six years, with one-third of the members retiring every two years. Timothy Chokwe served as the first speaker of the Senate.[3] The Senate was abolished in 1966, when its membership was combined with that of the House of Representatives to form a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly.

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Members of the first Senate (1963–1966)[edit]

Modern Senate, 2013–present[edit]

Plenary Chamber of the Senate of Kenya, Nairobi in 2020

The 2013 General Election took place on 4 March 2013.[4] Under the new Constitution, which was passed during the 2010 Referendum, the 2013 general election was the first to include the election of Senators representing the 47 newly created counties. They were also the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

According to their share of elected seats, the political parties nominated an additional 16 women. Additional nominations were made for two members representing the youth and two members representing Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD). The Speaker of the Senate, who is an ex officio member, is elected by the Senators sworn in on the first Sitting of the Senate.

The powers and role of the Senate in Kenya are as follows:[5]

  • Empowered to represent the interests of the counties and their governments
  • Participates in law-making by considering, debating and approving bills concerning counties
  • Determines allocation of national revenue among counties.
  • Has powers of impeachment over the president, deputy president, county governor, and deputy governors

Members of the Senate from 2017 to 2022 [edit]

Elected senators[edit]

Source: Kenyan Parliament (2020)[6]

Members of the Senate from 2022 to 2027 [edit]

Elected senators[edit]

Members of the senate between 2013 and 2017[edit]

The Senate consists of 47 members directly elected by their counties, 16 women nominated by the political parties according to their relative strength in the Senate elections, two members to represent the youth, and two members to represent persons with disabilities.

Elected senators[edit]

Women Nominated to the senate 2022-2027

Name Political Party
1. Abdalla Shakilla Mohamed WDM
2. Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla ODM
3. Beth Kalunda Syengo ODM
4. Betty Batuli Montet ODM
5. Catherine Muyeka Mumma ODM
6. Crystal Kegehi Asige ODM
7. Esther Anyieni Okenyuri UDA
8. Hamida Ali Kibwana ODM
9. Hezena M. Lemaletian ODM
10. Joyce Chepkoech Korir UDA
11. Gloria Orwoba UDA
12. Miraj Abdillahi Abdulrahman UDA
13. Mutinda Maureen Tabitha UDA
14. Nyamu Karen Njeri UDA
15. Omar Mariam Sheikh UDM
16. Pesi Peris Tobiko UDA
17. Prof. Margaret Jepkoech Kamar JP
18. Veronica Waheti Nduati UDA

Women nominated to the senate between 2013-2017[edit]

Members nominated to senate to represent youth[edit]

Members nominated to senate to represent people with disabilities[edit]

Summary by coalition and party between 2013 and 2017[edit]

These summaries are based on post-election coalitions as reported by the press.

Coalition Party Elected
senators		 Nominated
senators		 Total
Jubilee TNA 11 6 17
URP 9 3 12
NARC 1 – 1
Total 21 9 30
Amani

Jubilee-affiliated

 KANU 2 1 3
UDF 2 1 3
Total 4 2 6
Jubilee-affiliated APK 2 1 3
Total 2 1 3
CORD ODM 10 6 16
FORD-KENYA 4 1 5
WDM-K 4 1 5
FPK 1 – 1
Total 19 8 27
Vacant 1 0 1
Total 47 20 67

Committees[edit]

Committees 2022 –



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