Kenya has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly, both with the key roles of legislation, oversight, and representation of the people.

📋 Breaking It Down

MPs are elected directly by the electorate during a General Election, which is held on the second Tuesday in August every fifth year.

They are elected using a simple majority, where the candidate who gets the highest number of valid votes in a constituency wins the seat.

If an MP or a Senator dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Speaker notifies the IEBC and a by-election is held to elect a new representative.

📌 What You Need to Know

In Kenya, MPs are elected to a bicameral Parliament consisting of the National Assembly and the Senate.

The National Assembly consists of 349 members — 290 elected to represent the 290 constituencies, 47 Woman Representatives to boost gender top-up, and the rest nominated.

The National Assembly nominates 12 members allocated to political parties based on their proportional strength in the National Assembly.

The nominated MPs represent special interest groups, including the youth, persons living with disabilities and workers.

Parliament also has the Speaker, who is elected by the MPs as an ex-officio member of the House.

The Senate consists of 67 Senators — 47 elected, 16 nominated women to boost gender top-up, and four nominated members to represent the youth, one man and one woman, and two members representing persons living with disabilities.

📰 Source: Nation Africa