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The Senate was first established as part of Kenya’s 1963 Constitution.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4After 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.Table of ContentsFirst Senate, 1963\u20131966[edit]Members of the first Senate (1963\u20131966)[edit]Modern Senate, 2013\u2013present[edit]Members of the Senate from 2017 to 2022 [edit]Elected senators[edit]Members of the Senate from 2022 to 2027 [edit]Elected senators[edit]Members of the senate between 2013 and 2017[edit]Elected senators[edit]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]Committees[edit]References[edit]First Senate, 1963\u20131966[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.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Members of the first Senate (1963\u20131966)[edit]Modern Senate, 2013\u2013present[edit]  Plenary Chamber of the Senate of Kenya, Nairobi in 2020The 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 governmentsParticipates in law-making by considering, debating and approving bills concerning countiesDetermines allocation of national revenue among counties.Has powers of impeachment over the president, deputy president, county governor, and deputy governorsMembers 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 2022-2027NamePolitical Party1.Abdalla Shakilla MohamedWDM2.Beatrice Akinyi OgollaODM3.Beth Kalunda SyengoODM4.Betty Batuli MontetODM5.Catherine Muyeka MummaODM6.Crystal Kegehi AsigeODM7.Esther Anyieni OkenyuriUDA8.Hamida Ali KibwanaODM9.Hezena M. LemaletianODM10.Joyce Chepkoech KorirUDA11.Gloria OrwobaUDA12.Miraj Abdillahi AbdulrahmanUDA13.Mutinda Maureen TabithaUDA14.Nyamu Karen NjeriUDA15.Omar Mariam SheikhUDM16.Pesi Peris TobikoUDA17.Prof. Margaret Jepkoech KamarJP18.Veronica Waheti NduatiUDAWomen 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.CoalitionPartyElectedsenatorsNominatedsenatorsTotalJubileeTNA11617URP9312NARC1\u20131Total21930AmaniJubilee-affiliatedKANU213UDF213Total426Jubilee-affiliatedAPK213Total213CORDODM10616FORD-KENYA415WDM-K415FPK1\u20131Total19827Vacant101Total472067Committees[edit]Committees 2022 –Senate committee on HealthSenate Budget and Finance committeeChairperson: Ali RobaVice Chair: Tabitha MutindaSenate Committee on Information, Communication and TechnologyChairperson: Allan ChesangVice Chair: Gloria OrwobaSenate Committee on Justice, Legal And Human RightsChairperson: Hillary SigeiVice Chair: Raphael ChimeraSenate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare CommitteeSenate Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and FisheriesChairperson: James MurangoVice Chair: Alexander MundigiSenate Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental RelationsChairperson:  Sheikh Mohamed AbassVice Chair: Rosalinda TuyaSenate Committee on EducationChairperson: Joseph NyutuVice Chair:Peris TobikoSenate Committee on EnergyChairperson: Wahome WamatingaVice Chair:Veronicah Nduati[7]Committees 2013- 2022Senate Rules and Business CommitteeSenate Committee on Education, Information and TechnologySenate Committee on Energy, Roads and TransportationChair: Gideon Moi (KANU)Vice Chair: Mwakulegwa Danson Mwazo (ODM)Senate Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic AffairsSenate Committee on Health, Labour and Social WelfareSenate Committee on Legal Affairs and Human RightsSenate Committee on National Security and Foreign RelationsSenate Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural ResourcesSenate Delegated Legislation CommitteeChair: Kisasa Mshenga Mvita (URP)Vice Chair: Sijeny Judith Achieng (WDM-K)Senate Implementation CommitteeSenate Devolved Government CommitteeChair: Murkomen Kipchumba (URP)Vice Chair: Wangari Martha (UDF)References[edit]Coordinates: 1\u00b017\u203224\u2033S 36\u00b049\u203212\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff1.2899\u00b0S 36.8200\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -1.2899; 36.8200       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/senate-of-kenya-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Senate of Kenya – Wikipedia"}}]}]